| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 396 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Biofilm formation and resistance / Astrid Gędas and Magdalena A. Olszewska -- Nuclear magnetic resonance to study bacterial biofilms structure, formation, and resilience / Ana Cristina Abreu and Ignacio Fernández-- Design and fabrication of biofilm reactors / D.M. Goeres, S. Pedersen, B. Warwood, D.K. Walker, A.E. Parker, M. Mettler, P. Sturman -- Oral biofilms / Marta Ribeiro and Manuel Simões -- The role of filamentous fungi in drinking water biofilm formation / Ana F.A. Chaves, Lúcia Chaves Simões, Russell Paterson, Manuel Simões, Nelson Lima -- Microalgal and cyanobacterial biofilms / Ana Cláudia Barros, A.L. Gonçalves and Manuel Simões -- Biofilms in membrane systems for drinking water production / Nadia M. Farhat, Szilard S. Bucs and Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder -- Biofilm fuel cells / Marcela N. Gatti, Facundo Quiñones and Ruben H. Milocco -- Application of lactic acid bacteria and their metabolites against foodborne pathogenic bacterial biofilms / E. Giaouris -- Role of equipment design in biofilm prevention / Thierry Bénézech and Christine Faille -- Biofilm control with enzymes / Anabela Borges, Ana Meireles, Filipe Mergulhão, Luís Melo, Manuel Simões -- The potential of phytochemical products in biofilm control / Mafalda Andrade, Joana Malheiro, Fernanda Borges, Maria José Saavedra, Manuel Simões -- Photoinactivation of biofilms / Alex Fiori Silva, João Vitor de Oliveira Silva, Paula Aline Zanetti Campanerut-Sá, Jane Martha Graton Mikcha -- The potential of drug repurposing to face bacterial and fungal biofilm infections / Isabel M. Oliveira, Anabela Borges and Manuel Simões -- In silico development of quorum sensing inhibitors / Rita P. Magalhães, Tatiana F. Vieira, André Melo, Sérgio F. Sousa -- Challenges and perspectives in reactor scale modeling of biofilm processes / Hermann J. Eberl and Matthew J. Wade |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 15, 2020) |
| Subject |
Biofilms.
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Biofilms
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Biofilms
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Simões, Manuel, 1978- editor.
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Borges, Anabela, editor.
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Simões, Lúcia Chaves, editor.
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| ISBN |
0128194987 |
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9780128194980 |
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