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Applied Biomedical Microbiology

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Applied Biomedical Microbiology book

A Biofilms Approach

Applied Biomedical Microbiology

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Applied Biomedical Microbiology book

A Biofilms Approach
Edited ByDaryl S. Paulson
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2009
eBook Published 1 October 2009
Pub. Location Boca Raton
Imprint CRC Press
DOI https://doi.org/10.1201/9780849375712
Pages 176
eBook ISBN 9780429124778
Subjects Bioscience, Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Allied Health, Physical Sciences
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Paulson, D.S. (Ed.). (2009). Applied Biomedical Microbiology: A Biofilms Approach (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780849375712

ABSTRACT

From the slippery covering on rocks in a stream, to the clogging slime in a bathtub drain, biofilms are present in everyday life in a variety of forms. This seemingly harmless build-up also accounts for 80 percent of all microbial infections. With chapters authored by experienced contributors from academia and industry, Applied Biomedical Microbiol

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|8 pages

Biofilms before biofilms

ByW. Curtis White

chapter 2|14 pages

Efficacy of preoperative antimincrobial skin preparation solutions on biofilm bacteria*

ByDaryl S. Paulson

chapter 3|22 pages

Oral biofilms and transferable antibiotic resistance

ByAdam P. Roberts

chapter 4|14 pages

Inhibition of foundation colonization of biofilm by surface modification with organofunctional silanes

ByRobert A. Monticello, W. Curtis White

chapter 5|22 pages

Biofilms and device implants

ByElinor deLancey Pulcini and Garth James

chapter 6|12 pages

A simulated-use evaluation of a strategy for preventing biofilm formation in dental unit waterlines*

ByJames W. McDowell, Daryl S. Paulson, John A. Mitchell

chapter 7|16 pages

Biofilms in hospital water distribution systems

ByJudy H. Angelbeck, Kirsten M. Thompson, Scott L. Burnett

chapter 8|24 pages

Disinfection and its influence on the ecology of biofilms in drinking water distribution systems

ByFernando M. G. Matias, V. Susan Springthorpe, Syed A. Sattar, Marsha Pryor, Graham Gagnon

chapter 9|16 pages

Understanding the importance of biofilm growth in hot tubs

ByDarla M. Goeres
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