Biofilms and Veterinary Medicine

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Percival, Steven (Editor), Knottenbelt, Derek (Editor), Cochrane, Christine (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Edition: First.
• Series: Springer Series on Biofilms, 6
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Veterinary medicine.; Microbiology.; Bacteriology.; Life Sciences.; Veterinary Medicine.

Biofilms are implicated in many common medical problems including urinary tract infections, catheter infections, middle-ear infections, dental plaque, gingivitis, and some less common but more lethal processes such as endocarditis and infections in cystic fibrosis.  However, the true importance of b...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to Microbiology, Zoonoses and Antibiotics
• Introduction to biofilms
• Zoonotic related infections: The role of biofilms
• Biofilms and role to infection and disease in veterinary medicine
• Role of biofilms in oral health in animals
• Evidence and significance of biofilms in chronic wounds in horses
• Osteomyelitis in the Veterinary Species
• Biofilms and implication in medical devices in animals
• Bovine Mastitis and Biofilms
• Antimicrobial and biofilm resistance.