| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 243 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Springer series on biofilms, 1863-9607 ; v. 5 |
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Springer series on biofilms ; 5.
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| Contents |
Biofilm dispersion / David G. Davies -- Competition, communication, cooperation : molecular crosstalk in multi-species biofilms / Carsten Matz -- Funtcional bacterial amyloids in biofilms / Per Halkjær Nielsen [and others] -- Neutrophilic iron-depositing microorganisms / Ulrich Szewzyk [and others] -- Microbial biofouling : unsolved problems, insufficient approaches, and possible solutions / Hans-Curt Flemming -- Advances in biofilm mechanics / Thomas Guélon, Jean-Denis Mathias, and Paul Stoodley -- Wound healing by an anti-staphyloccocal biofilm approach / Randall D. Wolcott [and others] -- Interfering with "bacterial gossip" / Thomas Bjarnsholt, Tim Tolker-Nielsen, and Michael Givskov -- Hygienically relevant microorganisms in biofilms of man-made water systems / Jost Wingender |
| Summary |
Living in biofilms is the common way of life of microorganisms, transiently immobilized in their matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), interacting in many ways and using the matrix as an external digestion and protection system. This is how they have organized their life in the environment, in the medical context and in technical systems - and has helped make them the oldest, most successful and ubiquitous form of life. In this book, hot spots in current biofilm research are presented in critical and sometimes provocative chapters. This serves a twofold purpose: to provide an overview and to inspire further discussions. Above all, the book seeks to stimulate lateral thinking |
| Analysis |
Life sciences |
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Microbiology |
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Environmental pollution |
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Surfaces (Physics) |
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Applied Microbiology |
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Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution |
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Medical Microbiology |
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Characterization and Evaluation of Materials |
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levenswetenschappen |
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microbiologie |
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afvalwaterbehandeling |
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waste water treatment |
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waterbeheer |
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water management |
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materialen |
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materials |
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materiaalkunde |
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materials science |
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Biology (General) |
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Biologie (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Biofilms.
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Biofilms
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Flemming, Hans-C. (Hans-Curt), 1947-
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Wingender, Jost, 1955-
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Szewzyk, Ulrich, 1957-
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| ISBN |
9783642199400 |
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3642199402 |
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3642199399 |
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9783642199394 |
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