Biofilms : formation, development and properties /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bailey, William C. (William Charles), 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, ©2011.
Colección:Biotechnology in agriculture, industry and medicine series.
Temas:
Biofilms.
Biofilms
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Microbiology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • BIOFILMS: FORMATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTIES
  • BIOFILMS: FORMATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTIES
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • BACTERIOPHAGES AND BIOFILMS
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Conventions
  • OVERVIEW
  • TTrapping (annd Release)of Virusesin Biofilms
  • Phage Hydrolytic Enzymes
  • Infection of Biofilm Bacteria by Phages, Lytic and Temperate
  • Prevalence of Productive Phage Infections in Natural Biofilms
  • Foci of infection
  • Multiple Dissemination Options for Temperate Phages
  • Contribution of Phages to Biofilm Structure
  • Biofilms and Resistance to Phage AttackPHAGES AS ANTI-BIOFILM AGENTS (BACKGRO
  • General Principles
  • Dosing Considerations
  • PHAGES AS ANTI-BIOFILM AGENTS (RE
  • Control of Biofilm Formation Using Phages
  • Biofilm Prevention Studies
  • Biofilm Eradication Using Phages
  • Biofilm Eradication Studies
  • PHAGE PLAQUES AS MODELS OF BIOFILM EXPLOITATION
  • Phage Plaques
  • Formation of Phage Plaques, Early Stages
  • Different Phages with Different Jobs
  • Formation
  • Formation of Phage Plaques, Late Stages
  • PHAGE PENETRATION INTO BACTERIAL MICROCOLONIES
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTSBIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL STUDIES TO SUPPORTTHE USE OF LACTOBACILLI AS A STRATEGY FORCONTROL OF BIOFILM-PRODUCING BACTERIA. INTERFERENCE LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUMPSEUDOMONASAERUGINOSA
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BASIC STUDIES
  • IN VITRO ASSAYS
  • Biofilm of P. Aeruginosa
  • Thin-Layer Chromatography (TLC)
  • Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry (CGMS)
  • Fourier Transforms Infrared Spectrometry (FT-IR)
  • EX VIVO ASSAYS
  • IN VIVO ASSAYS
  • Comparison of Virulence Capacity of Planktonic and Biofilm P. Aeruginosain a Murine Model Burn
  • CLINICAL STUDIESACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • REFERENCES
  • DYNAMIC MODELS FOR IN VITROBIOFILM FORMATION
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • OBJECTIVES
  • DYNAMIC SYSTEMS AND REVIEW
  • Flow Cell Systems
  • Flow Cell Applications
  • CDC Reactor
  • Rotating Annular Reactor
  • Perfused Biofilm Fermenters
  • Constant Depth Film Fermenter
  • FINAL CONSIDERATIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • SYMBIOTIC BIOFILMSAND BRAIN NEUROCHEMISTRY
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BASIC PROPERTIES OF MICROBIAL BIOFILMS
  • QUORUM SENSING AND MICROBIAL BIOFILMS
  • SYMBIOTIC MICROFLORA AND ITS BIOFILMSINFLUENCE OF NEUROTRANSMITTERS ON GIMICROFLORA AND ITS BIOFILMS
  • NEUROTRANSMITTER BIOSYNTHESIS AND RELEASE BYMICROORGANISMS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SYMBIOTIC BIOFILMS
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • SIGNALLING PROCESSES IMPLICATEDIN ESCHERICHIA COLI BIOFILM FORMATION
  • ABSTRACT
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. HOW IS THE FORMATION OF BACTERIAL BIOFILMSINITIATED ON A SURFACE?
  • 2.1. Cell-Surface Contact
  • 2.2. Cell-Cell-Interactions
  • 2.3. Environmental and Nutritional Signals

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