Bacterial Biofilms

Bacterial Biofilms edited by Tony Romeo.

Throughout the biological world, bacteria thrive predominantly in surface attached, matrix enclosed, multicellular communities or biofilms, as opposed to isolated planktonic cells. This choice of lifestyle is not trivial, as it involves major shifts in the use of genetic information and cellular ene...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Romeo, Tony (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:1st ed. 2008.
Series:Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 322
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Medical microbiology.
Pharmacology.
Infectious diseases.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
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Table of Contents:
  • Biofilm Development with an Emphasis on Bacillus subtilis
  • Physiology of Microbes in Biofilms
  • Environmental Influences on Biofilm Development
  • Quorum Sensing and Microbial Biofilms
  • Innate and Induced Resistance Mechanisms of Bacterial Biofilms
  • Multidrug Tolerance of Biofilms and Persister Cells
  • Biofilms on Central Venous Catheters: Is Eradication Possible?
  • Role of Bacterial Biofilms in Urinary Tract Infections
  • Shifting Paradigms in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Research
  • Staphylococcal Biofilms
  • Yersinia pestis Biofilm in the Flea Vector and Its Role in the Transmission of Plague
  • Escherichia coli Biofilms.

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