Microbial biofilms / edited by Hilary M. Lappin-Scott and J. William Costerton.
Material type: TextSeries: Plant and microbial biotechnology research series ; 5.Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995Description: xiii, 310 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0521454123
- 9780521454124
- 052154212X
- 9780521542128
- 576.15 20
- QR100.8.B55 M525 1995
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Structure, Physiology and Ecology of Biofilms: -- 1. The formation of microcolonies and functional consortia within biofilms -- 2. Dynamics of bacterial biofilm formation -- 3. Cultivation and study of biofilm communities -- 4. Genetic responses to bacteria at surfaces -- 5. Biochemical reactions and the establishment of gradients within biofilms -- 6. Mechanisms of the protection of bacterial biofilms from antimicrobial agents -- Part II. Biofilms and Inert Surfaces: -- 7. Biofilm development in purified water systems -- 8. Mineralized bacterial biofilms in sulphide tailings and in acid mine drainage systems -- 9. Biofilms and microbially influenced corrosion -- 10. Microbial consortia in industrial waste water treatment -- 11. Heterogeneous mosaic biofilm - a haven for water borne pathogens -- Part III. Biofilms on the Surfaces of Living Cells: -- 12. The rhizosphere as a biofilm -- 13. Biofilms of the ruminant digestive tract -- 14. The immune response to bacterial biofilms -- 15. Bacterial biofilms in the biliary system -- 16. Biofilm-associated urinary tract infections -- 17. The role of the urogenital flora in probiotics -- 18. Dental plaque.
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