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The Biofilm Primer

The Biofilm Primer

Costerton, J. William

Hardcover

Series: Springer Biofilms, Book 1

Medical ReferenceEnvironmental Studies

ISBN10: 3540680217
ISBN13: 9783540680215
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Mar 16 2007
Pages: 199
Weight: 1.03
Height: 0.62 Width: 6.37 Depth: 9.39
Language: English

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, presenting cogent reasons for moving beyond conventional culture methods that dominated microbiology throughout the last century. Bacteria grow predominantly in biofilms in all natural, engineered, and pathogenic ecosystems, and 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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