Screen LibraryMicrobial biofilms
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ASM Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Washington, D.C. |
| Publication Dates: | c2004. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xiii, 426 p.: ill. ; 26 cm. |
| ISBN: | 1555812945 |
| Index Number: | Q73 |
| CLC: | Q73 |
| Call Number: | Q73/M626-1 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction to biofilms: conceptual themes / George A. O'Toole, Mahmoud Ghannoum -- A short history of the development of the biofilm concept / J. William Costerton -- Multicellularity and biofilms / Steven S. Branda, Roberto Kolter -- Fungal biofilms / Jyotsna Chandra, Mahmoud A. Ghannoum -- Molecular basis of biofilm development by pseudomonads / Christine M. Toutain, Nicky C. Caiazza, George A. O'Toole -- Biofilm development in Staphylococcus / Sarah E. Cramton, Friedrich G··otz -- Human oral bacterial biofilms / Paul E. Kolenbrander, Robert J. Palmer, Jr. -- Quorum sensing in biofilms: gossip in slime city / Morten Hentzer, Michael Givskov, Leo Eberl -- Bacterial biofilms on plants: relevance and phenotypic aspects / Guido V. Bloemberg and Ben J.J. Lugtenberg -- Biofilm structure, behavior, and hydrodynamics / L.B. Purevdorj-Gage, P. Stoodley -- A sticky business: the extracellular polymeric substance matrix of bacterial biofilms / Melissa Starkey ... [et al.] -- Genetic exchange in biofilms / Dennis G. Cvitkovitch -- Microbial interactions in mixed-species biofilms / S2ren Molin, Tim Tolker-Nielsen, Susse Kirkelund Hansen -- Modeling biofilms / Daniel R. Noguera, Gonzalo E. Pizarro, John M. Regan -- Biofilm antimicrobial resistance / Philip S. Stewart, Pranab K. Mukherjee, Mahmoud A. Ghannoum -- Biofilms and implant infections / John G. Thomas, Gordon Ramage, Jose L. Lopez-Ribot -- Biofilms and hospital-acquired infections, Richard Ebrey ... [et al.] -- Biofilms as reservoirs for disease / John R. Flanders, Fitnat H. Yildiz -- Role for biofilms in infectious disease / Garth D. Ehrlich, Fen Z. Hu, J. Christopher Post -- Biofilms in the water industry / Bruce E. Rittmann -- Methods of studying biofilms / Robert J.C. McLean ... [et al.] -- Concluding remarks and future directions / Roberto Kolter. |