Bacterial biofilms /

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Imprint:	Berlin : Springer, 2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 293 p.) : ill. (some col.)
Language:	English
Series:	Current topics in microbiology and immunology ; 322 Current topics in microbiology and immunology ; 322.
Subject:	Biofilms. Bacteria. Bacterial diversity. Biofilms. Bacterial Infections -- etiology. Bacterial Infections -- prevention & control. Drug Resistance, Bacterial. Prosthesis-Related Infections -- etiology. Bacteria. Bacterial diversity. Biofilms.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8885349

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Other authors / contributors:	Romeo, Tony, 1956-
ISBN:	9783540754183 (electronic bk.) 3540754180 (electronic bk.) 3540754172 9783540754176 6611231633 9786611231637
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	Throughout the biological world, bacteria thrive predominantly in surface attached, matrix enclosed, multicellular communities or biofilms, as opposed to isolated planktonic cells. This choice of lifestyle is not trivial, as it involves major shifts in the use of genetic information and cellular energy, and has profound consequences for bacterial physiology and survival. Growth within a biofilm can thwart immune function and antibiotic therapy and thereby complicate the treatment of infectious diseases, especially chronic and foreign device-associated infections. Modern studies of many importa.
Other form:	Print version: Bacterial biofilms. Berlin : Springer, 2008 3540754172 9783540754176

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