Application of Biofilms in Applied Microbiology gives a complete overview on the structure, physiology and application of biofilms produced by microbes, along with their potential application in biotechnology. Sections cover new technologies for biofilm study, physiology of microorganisms in biofilms, bacterial biofilms, biofilm development, and fungal biofilms, summarizing various technologies available for biofilm study. Subsequent chapters describe biofilm developments with Bacillus subtillis, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas putida, along with several chapters on the study of microbial biofilm and their advantages and disadvantages in the area of environmental biotechnology.
The book closes with a chapter on the rapid development of new sequencing technologies and the use of metagenomics, thus revealing the great diversity of microbial life and enabling the emergence of a new perspective on population dynamics.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xv 7. Chapter 1. Bacterial extracellular polysaccharides in biofilm formation and function - p. 1 8. Pseudomonas putida biofilm: development and dynamics - p. 25 9. Chapter 3. Biofilm matrix proteins - p. 51 10. Chapter 4. Microbial Biofilm—a modern sustainable approach for bioremediation in 21st century - p. 65 11. Bacillus subtilis-based biofilms - p. 93 12. Chapter 6. A review on the contamination caused by bacterial biofilms and its remediation - p. 105 13. Pseudomonas putida biofilms - p. 127 14. Chapter 8. Mechanisms of competition in biofilm communities - p. 135 15. Escherichia coli biofilms - p. 153 16. Chapter 10. Role of microbial biofilms in bioremediation of organic pollutants in aquatic bodies - p. 173 17. Chapter 11. Bacterial extracellular polymeric substances in biofilm matrix - p. 189 18. Chapter 12. Algal biofilms: potential wastewater treatment applications and biotechnological significance - p. 203 19. Chapter 13. Antimicrobial tolerance in biofilms - p. 235 20. Chapter 14. Biofilm-based antimicrobial tolerance and resistance - p. 257 21. Index - p. 279
Application of Biofilms in Applied Microbiology gives a complete overview on the structure, physiology and application of biofilms produced by microbes, along with their potential application in biotechnology. Sections cover new technologies for biofilm study, physiology of microorganisms in biofilms, bacterial biofilms, biofilm development, and fungal biofilms, summarizing various technologies available for biofilm study. Subsequent chapters describe biofilm developments with Bacillus subtillis, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas putida, along with several chapters on the study of microbial biofilm and their advantages and disadvantages in the area of environmental biotechnology.
The book closes with a chapter on the rapid development of new sequencing technologies and the use of metagenomics, thus revealing the great diversity of microbial life and enabling the emergence of a new perspective on population dynamics.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xv 7. Chapter 1. Bacterial extracellular polysaccharides in biofilm formation and function - p. 1 8. Pseudomonas putida biofilm: development and dynamics - p. 25 9. Chapter 3. Biofilm matrix proteins - p. 51 10. Chapter 4. Microbial Biofilm—a modern sustainable approach for bioremediation in 21st century - p. 65 11. Bacillus subtilis-based biofilms - p. 93 12. Chapter 6. A review on the contamination caused by bacterial biofilms and its remediation - p. 105 13. Pseudomonas putida biofilms - p. 127 14. Chapter 8. Mechanisms of competition in biofilm communities - p. 135 15. Escherichia coli biofilms - p. 153 16. Chapter 10. Role of microbial biofilms in bioremediation of organic pollutants in aquatic bodies - p. 173 17. Chapter 11. Bacterial extracellular polymeric substances in biofilm matrix - p. 189 18. Chapter 12. Algal biofilms: potential wastewater treatment applications and biotechnological significance - p. 203 19. Chapter 13. Antimicrobial tolerance in biofilms - p. 235 20. Chapter 14. Biofilm-based antimicrobial tolerance and resistance - p. 257 21. Index - p. 279
