Understanding Microbial Biofilms: Fundamentals to Applications

Understanding Microbial Biofilms: Fundamentals to Applications brings together contributions from pioneers across the globe who highlight diverse areas to facilitate progress in biofilm studies. The book focuses on both fundamentals and applications of microbial biofilms, bringing a thorough introduction to the microbial community and its architecture, physiology, mechanisms and imaging of biofilms in nature, and from fungal, algal and bacillus biofilm control. In addition, it highlights the molecular and biochemical aspects of bacterial biofilms, providing a compilation of chapters on the bacterial community and communication from different environments. Finally, the book covers recent advancements in five foremost aspects of microbial biofilm, concluding with several chapters on their biotechnological application. All chapters are written by experts who have been working on different aspects of microbial biofilms. Illustrates fundamental aspects surrounding microbial biofilms, along with recent advancements Provides an overview on the principal aspects of biofilms, i.e., formation, regulation, distribution, control and application Updates on progress on biofilm regulation through 'Omics' Serves as a classical manual for all researchers, academicians and students who want complete insights on biofilms in a single resource Covers all recent advancements and amendments on microbial biofilms INDICE: Section I: Introduction to biofilms 1. Biofilms: a sessile microbial community 2. Biofilm architecture: structural components and their functions 3. Physiology of cells in biofilms 4. Resistance mechanism in biofilms 5. Biofilm imaging: Microscopic techniques for the characterization of biofilms Section II: Biofilms in nature 6. Biofilms in aquatic ecosystem 7. Biofilm in extremes: deep sea biofilm 8. Biofilms and plant microbe interactions 9. Soil biofilms 10. Biofilm:  biocorrosion and biofouling 11. Biofilms in clinical settings  12. Biofilm bacteria associated with cave speleothems 13. Biofilms in dairy industry Section III: Biofilm lifestyle and its control 14. Fungal biofilms 15. Algal biofilms 16. Pseudomonas biofilms 17. Vibrio biofilms 18. Bacillus biofilms 19. Biofilm removal and control 20. Microbes with anti-biofilm activity 21. Anti-biofilm activity of plants: role of photochemical in control Section IV: Molecular and biochemical aspect of bacterial biofilms 22. Genetic regulation of bacterial biofilms: Biofilm associated gene clusters 23. Communication and signalling in bacterial biofilms 24. Lateral gene transfer in biofilm 25. Biofilm associated proteins 26. Biofilm associated exopolysaccharide 27. Insight into Biofilm 'Omics' Section V: Biofilms and pathogenesis 28. Biofilm and human disease 29. Oral biofilm 30. Nosocomial infection 31. Veterinary biofilm 32. Biofilm in aquaculture Section VI: Application of biofilms 33. Biofilm based Bioremediation 34. Wastewater treatment 35. Catalytic biofilms 36. Microbial fuel cells 37. Biofilm-EPS and organic nanoparticles

• ISBN: 978-0-323-99977-9
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 616
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2022
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés