Medical implications of biofilms /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wilson, Michael, 1947 April 12-, Devine, Deirdre, 1961-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Biofilm-dependent regulation of gene expression
  • Quorum sensing and microbial biofilms
  • Antimicrobial agents and biofilms
  • Antimicrobial agents and biofilms
  • Intravascular-catheter-related infections
  • Molecular basis of biofilm formation by staphylococcus epidermidis
  • Biofilm complications of urinary tract devices
  • Novel microscopic methods to study the structure and metabolism of oral biofilms
  • Oral streptococcal genes that encode biofilm formation
  • Gene expression in oral biofilms
  • Dissection of the genetic pathway leading to multicellular behaviour in salmonella enterica serotype typhimurium and other enterobacteriaceae
  • Bacterial growth on mucosal surfaces and biofilms in the large bowel
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms in lung infections