Comparative assessment of the disinfection effectiveness of thymol and benzalkonium chloride against adapted and non-adapted to thymol biofilm cells of a Salmonella Typhimurium epidemic phage type DT193 strain
Danae Strantzali, Dimitra Kostoglou, Aikaterini Perikleous, Michael Zestas, Stavroula Ornithopoulou, Florence Dubois‐Brissonnet, Efstathios Giaouris
Topics & Concepts
BiofilmMicrobiologyBenzalkonium chlorideThymolDisinfectantMinimum bactericidal concentrationBiocideSalmonella entericaChemistryAgarBacteriaMinimum inhibitory concentrationAntimicrobialSalmonellaFood scienceBiologyChromatographyEssential oilOrganic chemistryGeneticsAntimicrobial agents and applicationsBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingBiopolymer Synthesis and Applications