The Biofilm Primer - E-book

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The Biofilm Primer - ENG

J. William Costerton

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ISBN:	9783540680222
Formato:	Page Fidelity
Idioma:	Inglés
Editorial:	Springer Nature
Tema:	Ciencia
Subtema:	Ciencias de la Vida microbiología
Año de publicación:	2007-03-06

This book details the widely accepted hypothesis that the majority of bacteria in virtually all ecosystems grow in matrix-enclosed biofilms. The author, who first proposed this biofilm hypothesis, uses direct evidence from microscopy and from molecular techniques, arguing cogently for moving beyond conventional culture methods that dominated microbiology in the last century. Bacteria grow predominantly in biofilms in natural, engineered, and pathogenic ecosystems; this book provides a solid basis for the understanding of bacterial processes in environmental, industrial, agricultural, dental and medical microbiology. Using a unique "ecological" perspective, the author explores the commensal and pathogenic colonization of human organ systems.

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