The Biofilm Primer

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Costerton, J. William (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Series: Springer Series on Biofilms, 1
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Medical microbiology.; Infectious diseases.; Microbial ecology.; Microbiology.; Bacteriology.; Life Sciences.; Microbial Ecology.; Medical Microbiology.; Infectious Diseases.

This book details the widely accepted hypothesis that the majority of bacteria in virtually all ecosystems grow in matrix-enclosed biofilms. The author, who proposed this biofilm hypothesis, uses direct evidence from microscopy and from molecular techniques, presenting cogent reasons for moving beyo...

Table of Contents:

• Direct Observations
• Control of all Biofilm Strategies and Behaviours
• The Microbiology of the Healthy Human Body
• Replacement of Acute Planctonic by Chronic Biofilm Diseases
• Toward a Unified Biofilm Theory
• References.