Microbial Biofilm Dynamics : Contemporary Approaches, Models and Analytical Tools (Hardcover)

Chapter 1. Understanding microbial biofilms: characteristics, formation stages, and mechanisms of communication and immune system escape. Chapter 2. Biofilm extracellular matrix. Chapter 3. Mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in biofilms. Chapter 4. Biofilms in the context of oral diseases. Chapter 5. Biofilms of medical significance in and around humans. Chapter 6. Development of novel antimicrobial therapeutic strategies for biofilm control. Chapter 7. Exploring the spectrum of biofilm complexity. Chapter 8. Laboratory models for biofilm studies. Chapter 9. Quantification of microbial biofilm biomass. Chapter 10. Quantification of cultivable biofilm cells: counting colony-forming units. Chapter 11. Analytical tools for assessing metabolic activity in biofilms. Chapter 12. Technical approaches to biofilm matrix analysis. Chapter 13. Omics techniques (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics) in the study of oral and systemic biofilms. Chapter 14. Flow-cytometry analysis in biofilm research. Chapter 15. Imaging techniques in biofilm research. Chapter 16. Electrochemical detection of biofilms. Chapter 17. Machine learning approaches in biofilm research: An overview.