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Abstract
Bacillus cereus can produce biofilms in different environments in the food and beverage industry. The presence of biofilms containing B. cereus is of great concern to the food industry and as a potential source of food poisoning. Owing to B. cereus high incidence and its wide distribution in food and the environment, its detection is very important for recognizing pathogenic B. cereus strains and preventing food contamination and food-poisoning outbreaks. As a result of the abuse and misuse of antimicrobial drugs, resistance to these agents is emerging as a worldwide crisis in the treatment of B. cereus associated infections.
This work was designed for isolation, identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of B. cereus isolated from meat and meat product samples, followed by qualitative and quantitative detection of biofilm formation by recovered isolates. Furthermore, qualitative and quantitative assessment of ACV as an antibiofilm agent was carried out to reduce the drawbacks of antibiotic resistance.