Table Of ContentMicrobial Biofilms
Importance and Applications
Edited by Dharumadurai Dhanasekaran,
Nooruddin Thajuddin
Microbial Biofilms: Importance and Applications
Edited by Dharumadurai Dhanasekaran and Nooruddin Thajuddin
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Preface
Chapter 1 Viewing Biofilms within the Larger Context of Bacterial
Aggregations
by Olena V. Moshynets and Andrew J. Spiers
Chapter 2 Role of Pyocyanin and Extracellular DNA in Facilitating
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation
by Theerthankar Das, Amaye I. Ibugo, William Klare and Mike Manefield
Chapter 3 Microbial Interactions in Biofilms: Impacts on
Homeostasis and Pathogenesis
by Yung-Hua Li and Xiao-Lin Tian
Chapter 4 Adherence and Biofilm Production of Streptococcus
pyogenes
by Aleksandra Šmitran, Ina Gajić, LJiljana Božić and Lazar Ranin
Chapter 5 Grazing Effects of Ciliates on Microcolony Formation in
Bacterial Biofilms
by Anja Scherwass, Martina Erken and Hartmut Arndt
Chapter 6 Atomic Force Microscopy of Biofilms—Imaging,
Interactions, and Mechanics
by Sean A. James, Lydia C. Powell and Chris J. Wright
Chapter 7 Role of the Biofilms in Wastewater Treatment
by Shama Sehar and Iffat Naz
Chapter 8 Role of Biofilm in Rainwater Tank
by Mikyeong Kim and Mooyoung Han
Chapter 9 Biofilms in Beverage Industry
by Dorota Kregiel and Hubert Antolak
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Chapter 10 Staphylococcal Biofilms: Pathogenicity, Mechanism and
Regulation of Biofilm Formation by Quorum-Sensing System and Antibiotic
Resistance Mechanisms of Biofilm-Embedded Microorganisms
by Sahra Kırmusaoğlu
Chapter 11 Staphylococcus Biofilms
by Janet Jan-Roblero, Sandra Rodríguez-Martínez, Mario E. Cancino- Diaz
and Juan C. Cancino-Diaz
Chapter 12 Biofilm Formation of Salmonella
by Daxin Peng
Chapter 13 Bacterial Biofilms in Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Potential
Alternative Therapeutics
by Raquel Santos, Ana Salomé Veiga, Luis Tavares, Miguel Castanho and
Manuela Oliveira
Chapter 14 Wound Biofilm and Therapeutic Strategies
by Daniel Metcalf, Philip Bowler and David Parsons
Chapter 15 Interactions and Mechanisms of Respiratory Tract
Biofilms Involving Streptococcus Pneumoniae and Nontypeable
Haemophilus Influenzae
by Jennelle M. Kyd, Ajay Krishnamurthy and Stephen Kidd
Chapter 16 The Role of Human Oral Microbiome in Dental Biofilm
Formation
by Wirginia Krzyściak, Anna Jurczak and Jakub Piątkowski
Chapter 17 Surface Biofilm Interactions in Epizootic Shell Disease of
the American Lobster (Homarus americanus)
by Norman J. Meres
Chapter 18 Adverse Influences of Antimicrobial Strategy against
Mature Oral Biofilm
by Shoji Takenaka, Masataka Oda, Hisanori Domon, Rika Wakamatsu,
Tatsuya Ohsumi, Yutaka Terao and Yuichiro Noiri
VII Contents
Chapter 19 Modulation of Biofilm Growth by Sub‐Inhibitory
Amounts of Antibacterial Substances
by Stoyanka R. Stoitsova, Tsvetelina S. Paunova‐Krasteva and Dayana
B. Borisova
Chapter 20 Novel Models to Manage Biofilms on Microtextured
Dental Implant Surfaces
by Carol Tran and Laurence J. Walsh
Chapter 21 Compounds from Natural Sources for New Diagnostics
and Drugs against Biofilm Infections
by Laura Selan, Marco Artini and Rosanna Papa
Preface
In the book Microbial Biofilms: Importance and applications, eminent
scientists provide an up-to-date review of the present and future
trends on biofilm-related research.
This book is divided with four subdivisions as biofilm fundamentals,
applications, health aspects, and their control. Moreover, this book
also provides a comprehensive account on microbial interactions in
biofilms, pyocyanin, and extracellular DNA in facilitating
Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation, atomic force microscopic
studies of biofilms, and biofilms in beverage industry.
The book comprises a total of 21 chapters from valued contributions
from world leading experts in Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, China,
Serbia, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, and
Turkey.
This book may be used as a text or reference for everyone interested
in biofilms and their applications.
It is also highly recommended for environmental microbiologists, soil
scientists, medical microbiologists, bioremediation experts, and
microbiologists working in biocorrosion, biofouling, biodegradation,
water microbiology, quorum sensing, and many other related areas.
Scientists in academia, research laboratories, and industry will also
find it of interest.
