1st Edition
Biofilms, Infection, and Antimicrobial Therapy
512 Pages
by
CRC Press
512 Pages
by
CRC Press
512 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Rather than existing in a planktonic or free-living form, evidence indicates that microbes show a preference for living in a sessile form within complex communities called biofilms. Biofilms appear to afford microbes a survival advantage by optimizing nutrition, offering protection against hostile elements, and providing a network for cell-to-cell signaling and genetic exchange. Biofilms,... Read more
Biofilms—Background, Significance, and Roles of Catheters and Indwelling Devices. Biofilm-Forming Pathogens. Emerging Issues, Assays, and Models. Overview of Anti-Ifective Agents and Clinical Therapy.
Biography
John L. Pace, Mark E. Rupp, Roger G. Finch
