Microbial biofilms:

The formation of microcolonies on surfaces is an important bacterial survival strategy. These biofilms occur on both inert and living systems, making them important to a wide range of scientific disciplines. This book first provides an analysis of the chemical, ecological and physical processes invo...

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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Lappin-Scott, Hilary M. (HerausgeberIn), Costerton, J. W. (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1995
Schriftenreihe:Biotechnology research 5
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511525353
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511525353
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511525353
Zusammenfassung:The formation of microcolonies on surfaces is an important bacterial survival strategy. These biofilms occur on both inert and living systems, making them important to a wide range of scientific disciplines. This book first provides an analysis of the chemical, ecological and physical processes involved with the development of biofilms and their interactions with surfaces. The next section deals with biofilms on non-living surfaces. Biofilms have important engineering implications, such as in mining industries, the corrosion of pipelines and pure and waste water industries. Biofilms have medical significance when associated with the mouth, urinary tract and urinogenital tract. In addition, they form in plant root systems and in animals, such as the ruminant digestive tract, and so are agriculturally important. The final section examines these interactions with living surfaces
Beschreibung:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Umfang:1 online resource (xiii, 310 pages)
ISBN:9780511525353
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511525353