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Microbial biofilms /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ghannoum, Mahmoud A. (Mahmoud Afif), O'Toole, George A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, [2004]
Subjects:
Biofilms.
Table of Contents:
  • A short history of the development of the biofilm concept
  • Multicellularity and biofilms
  • Fungal biofilms
  • Molecular basis of biofilm development by pseudomonads
  • Biofilm development in Staphylococcus
  • Human oral bacterial biofilms
  • Quorum sensing in biofilms : gossip in slime city
  • Bacterial biofilms on plants : relevance and phenotypic aspects
  • Biofilm structure, behavior, and hydrodynamics
  • A sticky business : the extracellular polymeric substance matrix of bacterial biofilms
  • Genetic exchange in biofilms
  • Microbial interactions in mixed-species biofilms
  • Modeling biofilms
  • Biofilm antimicrobial resistance
  • Biofilms and implant infections
  • Biofilms and hospital-acquired infections
  • Biofilms as reservoirs for disease
  • Role for biofilms in infectious disease
  • Biofilms in the water industry
  • Methods of studying biofilms
  • Concluding remarks and future directions