ENHANCED DETECTION OF BIOFILM-EMBEDDED AND ADHERED PATHOGENS ON CONTAMINATED FOODS OR SURFACES USING ENZYMES

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18358437

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Provided herein are compositions and methodologies for identifying microbes in biofilms and adhered to biotic and abiotic surfaces, utilizing enzymes that degrade biofilms and disperse aggregated clusters of microorganisms. Utilizing enzymes such as CAase to degrade biofilms, organisms released from biofilms are identified more readily than from untreated biofilms. Biofilms from a variety of sources, both biotic and abiotic, can be analyzed utilizing the present disclosure.

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ARMSTRONG, CHERYL M ABINGTON, US 5 1
BERGER, BRYAN CHARLOTTESVILLE, US 12 153
CAPOBIANCO,, JR JOSEPH A MARKETING, US 5 1
CHEN, CHIN YI HUNTINGDON VALLEY, US 3 13
HE, YIPING AMBLER, US 11 19
LEE, JOSEPH FLEMINGTON, US 80 1230
REED, SUE A MORGANTOWN, US 1 0

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