Community structure and co-operation in biofilms (Cambridge University Press, 2000)
"Fifty-ninth symposium of the Society for General Microbiology held at the University of Exeter September 2000.". - "Published for the Society for General Microbiology."
Includes bibliographical references and index
COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; EDITORS' PREFACE; An overview of biofilms as functional communities; INTRODUCTION; INVESTIGATIVE METHODS; ADHESION AND EARLY EVENTS IN BIOFILM DEVELOPMENT; BIOFILM STRUCTURE; COMMUNITY INTERACTIONS; REFERENCES; Initial microbial adhesion events: mechanisms and implications; INTRODUCTION; CONDITIONING FILM FORMATION; MICROBIAL MASS TRANSPORT; INITIAL ADHESION AND ANCHORING; COAGGREGATION AND COADHESION; SURFACE GROWTH; DETACHMENT; ANTI-ADHESIVE INITIAL ADHESION EVENTS IN A BIOFILM; SUMMARY; REFERENCES.
Biofilm is of interest to a range of disciplines, from medicine to water technology. Although the habitats differ widely, common elements exist such as attachment, coadhesion and regulation of biofilm phenotype and architecture. This book aims to distil the common principles of biofilm physiology and growth for all interested disciplines