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Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), and stainless steel (SS) are commonly used in medicine and food production technologies. During contact with microorganisms on the surface of these materials, a microbial biofilm is formed. The biofilm structure is difficult to remove and promotes the development of pathogenic bacteria. For this reason, the inhibition of biofilm formation in medical and food production environments is very important. For this purpose, five naturally occurring compounds were used for antimicrobial screening tests. The two with the best antimicrobial properties were chosen to inhibit the biofilm formation of and . After 3 days of exposure, thymol reduced the amount of biofilm of within the range of 70-77% and 52-75% for . Carvacrol inhibited the formation of biofilms by up to 74-88% for and up to 86-100% for . Those phenols decreased the enzyme activity of the biofilm by up to 40-100%. After 10 days of exposure to thymol, biofilm formation was reduced by 80-100% for and by about 79-100% for . Carvacrol reduced the amount of biofilm by up to 91-100% for and up to 95-100% for .
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