Microbial Biofilms: Omics Biology, Antimicrobials and Clinical Implications

ISBN-13: 9780367657994 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 274 str.

Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne

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Microbial biofilms is a relative new field, encompassing both clinical and environmental microbiology. This book presents an easily accessible and comprehensive survey of microbial biofilms and their role in human health and disease. It works well as a text and as a professional book with boxed text for emphasis and a clear and easily-referenced

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Foreword

Preface

Contributors

Chapter 1 Microbial Biofilms: An Introduction to Their Development, Properties and Clinical Implications

Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne, Neha Srivastava, Intekhab Islam, Kelvin Foong and Finbarr Allen

Chapter 2 Clinical Implications of Interkingdom Fungal and Bacterial Biofilms

Gordon Ramage, Lindsay E. O’Donnell, Ryan Kean, Eleanor Townsend and Ranjith Rajendran

Chapter 3 Oral Biofilms and Their Implication in Oral Diseases

Georgios N. Belibasakis and Nagihan Bostanci

Chapter 4 Composition and Diversity of Human Oral Microbiome

Preethi Balan, Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne and Wim Crielaard

Chapter 5 Candida Biofilms: Properties, Antifungal Resistance and Novel Therapeutic Options

Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne, Thuyen Truong and Yue Wang

Chapter 6 Proteomics Approaches to Uncover the Drug Resistance Mechanisms of Microbial Biofilms

Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne, Tanujaa Suriyanarayanan,Lin Qingsong and Juan Antonio Vizcaíno

Chapter 7 Metabolomics of Microbial Biofilms: Current Status and Future Directions

Tanujaa Suriyanarayanan, Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne, Wei Ling Ng, Shruti Pavagadhi and Sanjay Swarup

Chapter 8 Biofilm Persisters: Formation, Molecular Mechanisms and Strategies for Tackling

Peng Li, Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne and Lijian Jin

Chapter 9 Host–Biofilm Interactions at Mucosal Surfaces and Implications in Human Health

Nityasri Venkiteswaran, Kassapa Ellepola, Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne, Yuan Kun Lee, Kia Joo Puan and Siew Cheng Wong

Chapter 10 Synbiotics, a Fusion of Probiotics and Prebiotics, and Biogenics against Oral Biofilm-Associated Diseases

Tomoko Ohshima, Tomomi Kawai, Yukako Kojima, Nobuko Maeda and Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne

Index

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