The effects of environmental factors on planktonic growth and biofilm formation of Serratia odorifera and Serratia marcescens isolated from traditionally made cheese

Mladenović, K.G. and Muruzović, M.Ž. and Čomić, L.R. (2018) The effects of environmental factors on planktonic growth and biofilm formation of Serratia odorifera and Serratia marcescens isolated from traditionally made cheese. Acta Alimentaria, 47 (3). pp. 370-378. ISSN 0139-3006

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Abstract

In this study, the effects of different temperature, pH, salt and glucose concentrations on the planktonic growth, biofilm formation, and formed biofilm of Serratia odorifera and Serratia marcescens, isolated from traditionally made cheese, were investigated using spectrophotometric method. The investigated strains demonstrated best planktonic growth and biofilm formation in Tryptic soy broth. The limiting factors for the planktonic growth and biofilm formation were temperature below 4 °C and salt concentration above 4%. Temperature of 37 °C and 44 °C, as well as various concentrations of glucose, stimulated the planktonic growth of bacteria. Moderate influence on biofilm formation was demonstrated at 37 °C as well as at various concentrations of glucose. These results were in accordance with the origin of bacteria, since the isolates were obtained from cheese.

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