Bacterial Biofilms
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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2008.
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| Colección: | Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology ;
322. Springer eBooks. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b32691993*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.
