RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Biofilm formation ability and tolerance to food-associated stresses among ESBL-producing Escherichia coli strains from foods of animal origin and human patients A1 Fernández Gómez, Paula A1 Trigal, Elena A1 Alegría González, Ángel A1 Santos Buelga, Jesús Ángel A1 López Fernández, María Mercedes A1 Prieto Maradona, Miguel A1 Álvarez Ordóñez, Avelino A2 Tecnologia de los Alimentos K1 Tecnología de los alimentos K1 Extended-spectrum β-lactamase K1 Escherichia coli K1 β-lactamase genes K1 Food-processing methods K1 Resistance K1 RpoS K1 Biofilms K1 3309 Tecnología de Los Alimentos AB [EN] The dissemination of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli continues to be an important health concern, with the food production chain as a suggested reservoir. A collection of 31 strains, including ESBL-producing E. coli strains isolated from foods of animal origin and from human patients and reference collection strains, was evaluated regarding their biofilm formation ability, tolerance to food-associated stresses (heat, acid, non-thermal atmospheric plasma (NTAP) and UV-C light) and RpoS status. The most relevant phenotypic differences among strains were observed for biofilm formation and heat resistance, being related to the source of isolation (clinical vs food vs reference) or to the sequence type (ST131 vs other STs), while only minor differences were related to the occurrence of the ESBL genes (blaTEM, blaCTX-M, blaSHV). The biofilm formation ability on stainless steel was significantly higher for the field isolates, both clinical- and food-related, than for the reference strains. Food isolates were more thermotolerant (58 oC-1 and 2 min) than clinical isolates. Minor differences among strain categories were observed for their tolerance to the other inactivation technologies. Some polymorphisms in the rpoS gene sequences were detected, but loss-of-function mutations were not found, with the clustering of strains mainly based on their sequence type PB Elsevier SN 0023-6438 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/20381 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/20381 NO Fernández Gómez, P., Trigal, E., Alegría, Á., Santos, J. A., López, M., Prieto, M., & Álvarez Ordóñez, A. (2022). Biofilm formation ability and tolerance to food-associated stresses among ESBL-producing Escherichia coli strains from foods of animal origin and human patients. LWT, 168. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.LWT.2022.113961 DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León RD 02-jun-2024