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. 2017 Jul 11;8:1295. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01295

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Biofilm formation on glass coupons with (OSS1/OSS2) or without (SS) coating, using two strains of S. Typhimurium (ST), S. aureus (SA), Y. enterocolitica (YE), E. coli (EC) or L. monocytogenes (LM) at 3 h (gray bars) and 24 h (white bars) of incubation at 37°C. Bars represent means ± standard deviations. Different lowercase letters indicate differences on cells attachment (3 h) or biofilm formation (24 h) according to coating for the same species. Similarly, different uppercase letters point out differences according to species adherence/biofilm formation for the same coated or non-surfaces.