Fungal Biofilms and related infections Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health Volume 3 /

This book covers the latest data available to understand the mechanisms causing the formation of single species fungal biofilms or polymicrobial biofilms involving fungal species; specific chapters present hot topics such as resistance mechanisms and composition and role of the matrix. Moreover, it...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Imbert, Christine (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Σειρά:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 931
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Part I Understanding the mechanisms that govern the development of biofilms involving fungal species
  • 1. Aspergillus biofilms in human disease (C Williams)
  • 2. Candida albicans in multispecies oral communities; a keystone commensal ? (MM Janus, H ME Willems, B P Krom)
  • 3. The extracellular matrix of fungal biofilms (KF Mitchell, R Zarnowski, D Andes)
  • 4. Fungal biofilms: update on resistance (E Borghi, F Borgo, G Morace)
  • 5. Fungi, water supply and biofilms (Catherine Kauffmann – Lacroix, Damien Costa and Christine Imbert)
  • Part II Diagnostic, current and future treatment of biofilms involving fungi
  • 6. Diagnostic of fungal infections related to biofilms (M Sanguinetti, B Posteraro)
  • 7. Disinfectants to fight oral Candida biofilms (ME Rodrigues, M Henriques, S Silva,)
  • 8. Updates on therapeutic strategies against Candida (and Aspergillus) biofilms related infections (FK Muakkassa, M Ghannoum )
  • 9. Natural sources as innovative solutions against fungal biofilms (M Girardot and C Imbert).