| Description |
1 online resource (454 p.) |
| Series |
Advances in Biotechnology and Bioengineering Series |
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Advances in Biotechnology and Bioengineering Series
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| Contents |
Front Cover -- MICROBIAL BIOFILMS -- MICROBIAL BIOFILMS: CHALLENGES AND ADVANCES IN METABOLOMIC STUDY -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- 1 -- Microbial biofilms: issues and challenges -- 1. History and introduction -- 2. Denotation of biofilm -- 3. Biofilm matrix -- 4. Network of biofilm -- 5. Phases in biofilm formation -- 6. Role of biofilm -- 7. Supremacy of microbes in biofilm -- 8. Detrimental effect of biofilm -- 9. Mechanism of action in a biofilm network -- 9.1 Glycocalyx (capsules) -- 9.2 Resistance mediated by enzymes |
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9.3 Rate of proliferation and metabolism -- 9.4 Paradox of cell endurance -- 9.5 Quorum sensing -- 9.6 Responding to stress -- 9.7 Metabolism of microbes in a biofilm -- 9.8 Genetic adaptation -- 9.9 Envelope structure -- 9.10 Efflux pumps -- 10. Antibiotic resistance by biofilm -- 11. Antibiofilm approaches -- 12. Conclusion -- References -- Further reading -- 2 -- Genetics of microbial biofilm development -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Quorum sensing -- 3. Genetic control of biofilm formation -- 4. Genes required for various stages of biofilm formation in different bacteria |
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5. Biomathematical modeling: the genetic basis of biofilm development -- 6. CRISPR-based functional analysis of biofilm-forming genes in bacteria -- 7. Conclusion -- References -- 3 -- Introduction on genomic analysis of biofilms -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Biofilm formation -- 3. Extracellular polymeric substances -- 4. Quorum sensing -- 5. Antibiotic resistance -- 6. Central line-associated bloodstream infections -- 7. Model of biofilm infection -- 8. Identification of genes and proteins -- 9. Docking and combinatorial library -- 10. Advanced strategies to combat biofilms -- References |
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4 -- Metabolomic study of biofilm-forming natural microbiota of oral biofilm -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Formation of biofilm in the buccal cavity -- 3. Defining metabolome -- 4. Metabolomics of biofilms -- 5. Studying biofilm production by Staphylococcus aureus, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and Streptococcus mutans using a specific me ... -- 6. Conclusion -- 7. Future prospects -- References -- 5 -- From symbiosis to dysbiosis in gut-consequence includes metabolic syndrome -- 1. Introduction/keyhole view of gut dysbiosis and metabolic syndrome -- 2. The gut microbiome-our body's largest endocrine organ |
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3. What is symbiosis? How and why does it become dysbiosis -- 4. Current scenario-gut health imbalance and metabolic syndrome -- 5. What is the role of diet in gut symbiosis? -- 5.1 Symbiotic gut microbes relish on dietary carbohydrates! -- 5.2 Among dietary carbohydrates there are good and bad ones for gut health -- 5.3 Is dietary fiber a gut-friendly carbohydrate? -- 5.4 How much of dietary fiber is beneficial to our gut, and why so? -- 5.5 Hidden angel in dietary fiber, the "short-chain fatty acids" -- 6. Move a little to get closer to gut symbiosis! -- 6.1 Exercise improves gut health-how? |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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6.2 Diet and exercise support each other in weight control and gut symbiosis |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lahiri, Dibyajit
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Ray, Rina Rani
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Davoodbasha, MubarakAli
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| ISBN |
9780323957168 |
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0323957161 |
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