Biofilms /

• Other Authors: Doyle, Ronald J.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: San Diego : Academic Press, ©1999.
• Series: Methods in enzymology ; v. 310.
• Subjects: Biofilms.; MEDICAL > Physiology.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.; Micro-organismen.; Bacterial Adhesion.; Bacterial Physiological Phenomena.; Enzymes > analysis.; Electronic books.

Volume 310 of Methods in Enzymology is the first volume devoted solely to biofilm research methods. It provides a contemporary source book for virtually any kind of experimental approach involving biofilms. It includes bioengineering, molecular, genetic, microscopic, chemical, continuous culture, an...

Table of Contents:

• Molecular biology of biofilm bacteria
• Microscopic methods of biofilm formation and physiology
• Flow and steady-state methods
• Biofilms in Archaea
• Physical methods
• Physiology of biofilm-associated microorganisms
• Substrate for biofilm development
• Antifouling methods.