Impact of mixed biofilm formation with environmental microorganisms on E. coli O157:H7 survival against sanitization

ARTICLE OPEN Impact of mixed biofilm formation with environmental microorganisms on E. coli O157:H7 survival against sanitization Sapna Chitlapilly Dass 1 , Joseph M. Bosilevac 2 , Maggie Weinroth 2 , Christian G. Elowsky3 , You Zhou 4 , Angela Anandappa 5 and Rong Wang 2,6 ✉ Biofilm formation by foodborne pathogens is a serious threat to food safety and public health. Meat processing plants may harbor various microorganisms and occasional foodborne pathogens; thus, the environmental microbial...