1st Edition

Microbial Biofilms Omics Biology, Antimicrobials and Clinical Implications

Edited By Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne Copyright 2017
292 Pages
by CRC Press

292 Pages 37 Color & 4 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

292 Pages 37 Color & 4 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Microbial Biofilms: Omics Biology, Antimicrobials and Clinical Implications is a comprehensive survey of microbial biofilms and their role in human health and disease with contributions from world renowned experts in molecular microbiology, proteomics, genomics, metabolomics and infectious diseases. The book is intended to serve as a guide for students, as well as a reference for researchers,... Read more

Foreword



Preface



Contributors





Chapter 1 Microbial Biofilms: An Introduction to Their Development, Properties and Clinical Implications



Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne, Neha Srivastava, Intekhab Islam, Kelvin Foong and Finbarr Allen





Chapter 2 Clinical Implications of Interkingdom Fungal and Bacterial Biofilms



Gordon Ramage, Lindsay E. O’Donnell, Ryan Kean, Eleanor Townsend and Ranjith Rajendran





Chapter 3 Oral Biofilms and Their Implication in Oral Diseases



Georgios N. Belibasakis and Nagihan Bostanci





Chapter 4 Composition and Diversity of Human Oral Microbiome



Preethi Balan, Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne and Wim Crielaard





Chapter 5 Candida Biofilms: Properties, Antifungal Resistance and Novel Therapeutic Options



Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne, Thuyen Truong and Yue Wang





Chapter 6 Proteomics Approaches to Uncover the Drug Resistance Mechanisms of Microbial Biofilms



Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne, Tanujaa Suriyanarayanan,Lin Qingsong and Juan Antonio Vizcaíno





Chapter 7 Metabolomics of Microbial Biofilms: Current Status and Future Directions



Tanujaa Suriyanarayanan, Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne, Wei Ling Ng, Shruti Pavagadhi and Sanjay Swarup





Chapter 8 Biofilm Persisters: Formation, Molecular Mechanisms and Strategies for Tackling



Peng Li, Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne and Lijian Jin





Chapter 9 Host–Biofilm Interactions at Mucosal Surfaces and Implications in Human Health



Nityasri Venkiteswaran, Kassapa Ellepola, Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne, Yuan Kun Lee, Kia Joo Puan and Siew Cheng Wong





Chapter 10 Synbiotics, a Fusion of Probiotics and Prebiotics, and Biogenics against Oral Biofilm-Associated Diseases



Tomoko Ohshima, Tomomi Kawai, Yukako Kojima, Nobuko Maeda and Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne





Index

Biography

Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne