UID:
almahu_9948235740702882
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 404 pages) :
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color illustrations
Edition:
Second edition.
ISBN:
9781555817466
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1555817467
Content:
In the decade since the first edition of Microbial Biofilms was published, the interest in this field has expanded, spurring breakthrough research that has advanced the treatment of biofilm-associated diseases. This second edition takes the reader on an exciting, extensive review of bacterial and fungal biofilms, ranging from basic molecular interactions to innovative therapies, with particular emphasis on the division of labor in biofilms, new approaches to combat the threat of microbial biofilms, and how biofilms evade the host defense. Chapters written by established investigators cover recent findings, and contributions from investigators new to the field provide unique and fresh insights. Specifically, Microbial Biofilms provides state-of-the-art research in the field of bacterial and fungal biofilms, detailed descriptions of the in vitro and in vivo models available to evaluate microbial biofilms, and information on future areas of research and their translational and clinical applications. Microbial Biofilms is a useful reference for researchers and clinicians. It will also provide insight into the dynamic field of microbial biofilms for graduate and postgraduate students.
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Contributors --
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Preface --
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Acknowledgments --
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1 New Technologies for Studying Biofilms /
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2 Fungal Biofilms: In Vivo Models for Discovery of Anti-Biofilm Drugs /
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3 Biofilm Development /
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4 Division of Labor in Biofilms: the Ecology of Cell Differentiation /
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5 Candida albicans Biofilm Development and Its Genetic Control /
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6 Candida Biofilms: Development, Architecture, and Resistance /
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7 Biofilm Formation by Cryptococcus neoformans /
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8 Aspergillus Biofilm In Vitro and In Vivo /
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9 Adhesins Involved in Attachment to Abiotic Surfaces by Gram-Negative Bacteria /
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10 Biofilm Matrix Proteins /
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11 Bacterial Extracellular Polysaccharides in Biofilm Formation and Function /
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12 The Biology of the Escherichia coli Extracellular Matrix /
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13 Antimicrobial Tolerance in Biofilms /
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14 How Biofilms Evade Host Defenses /
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15 c-di-GMP and its Effects on Biofilm Formation and Dispersion: a Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Review /
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16 Mechanisms of Competition in Biofilm Communities /
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17 Dispersal from Microbial Biofilms /
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18 Chemical Biology Strategies for Biofilm Control /
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19 From Biology to Drug Development: New Approaches to Combat the Threat of Fungal Biofilms /
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Index.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Microbial biofilms. Washington D.C. : ASM Press, [2015] ISBN 9781555817459
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1128/9781555817466
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1128/9781555817466
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1128/9781555817466
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