Abstract
The present invention describes how coating of surfaces with an extract, particularly a fish extract, can significantly reduce microbial adhesion, attachment, colonization and biofilm formation on surfaces. Such reduction of microbial adherence, attachment and colonization will be applicable in a large range of areas. The reduced numbers of adhered, attached or colonized microbial organisms is not due to a general growth inhibitory effect and therefore the anti-adhesive effect may not be caused by the presence of antimicrobials (antibiotics or non-antibiotics) in the fish extract.
| Original language | English |
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| Patent number | WO2003092382 |
| Filing date | 13/11/2003 |
| Country/Territory | International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |