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Chapter 3<br />

3. Abstract<br />

It has been established that Salmonella enterica serovar Agona, serovar<br />

Typhimurium and serovar Enteritidis strains can form a bi<strong>of</strong>ilm on food<br />

contact surfaces. However there is limited information on Salmonella<br />

bi<strong>of</strong>ilm development over longer periods <strong>of</strong> time. A dense bi<strong>of</strong>ilm formed<br />

over an extended period <strong>of</strong> time may prove particularly difficult to<br />

eradicate in food manufacturing environments. This may result in recurrent<br />

outbreaks <strong>of</strong> particular strains <strong>of</strong> food-borne pathogens. The purpose <strong>of</strong><br />

this work is to assess change in density <strong>of</strong> Salmonella enterica bi<strong>of</strong>ilm after<br />

a longer period <strong>of</strong> time than what is currently used in many studies. For<br />

this element <strong>of</strong> the thesis the bi<strong>of</strong>ilm was allowed to develop over 168<br />

hours (7 days) and culturable counts were performed to investigate change<br />

in bi<strong>of</strong>ilm density over time. In general, bi<strong>of</strong>ilm became more dense after<br />

the extended period <strong>of</strong> time. At 168 hours the S. Agona outbreak<br />

associated strain (S09-0494) produced a significantly more dense bi<strong>of</strong>ilm<br />

than the other S. Agona SL483 (p=0.004 on all 5 surfaces). The S. Agona<br />

outbreak strain (S09-0494) also resulted in a greater density <strong>of</strong> cells<br />

recovered from the surface than S. Typhimurium S09-0419 (p

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