Biofilms

Formation, Development & Properties

Buch | Hardcover

691 Seiten

2011
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-61728-293-5 (ISBN)

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A biofilm is an aggregate of microorganisms in which cells adhere to each other and/or to a surface. This book presents research in the study of biofilms including bateriophages and biofilms, dynamic models for in vitro biofilm formation, symbiotic biofilms and brain neurochemistry and mineralisation of sedimentary biofilms.

A biofilm is an aggregate of microorganisms in which cells adhere to each other and/or to a surface. These adherent cells are frequently embedded within a self-produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS). Biofilms may form on living or non-living surfaces, and represent a prevalent mode of microbial life in natural, industrial and hospital settings. This book presents research in the study of biofilms including bateriophages and biofilms, dynamic models for in vitro biofilm formation, symbiotic biofilms and brain neurochemistry and mineralisation of sedimentary biofilms. Also discussed herein are biofilms in urology, virulence properties in biofilms, biofilms and the upper respiratory system and microbial biofilms in the food industry.

Preface; Bacteriophages & Biofilms; Biological & Chemical Studies to Support the Use of Lactobacilli as a Strategy for Control of Biofilm-Producing Bacteria: Interference Lactobacillus Plantarum-Pseudomonas Aeruginosa; Dynamic Models for In Vitro Biofilm Formation; Symbiotic Biofilms & Brain Neurochemistry; Signalling Processes Implicated in Escherichia Coli Biofilm Formation; Mineralization of Sedimentary Biofilms: Modern Mechanistic Insights; Epipelic Biofilms as Indicators of Environmental Changes in Lowland Fluvial Systems; Seasonal Abundance, Morphotype Distribution & Encystment Patterns of Naked Amoebae in Biofilms of the Invasive Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) & Rock Surfaces; Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia Biofilms; Index.

Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	260 x 180 mm
Gewicht	1706 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
Themenwelt	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10	1-61728-293-6 / 1617282936
ISBN-13	978-1-61728-293-5 / 9781617282935
Zustand	Neuware