Overview
- Gives a modern approach
- In this book, aspects of current biofilm research are presented in critical and sometimes provocative chapters
- Inspires further discussions
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Series on Biofilms (BIOFILMS, volume 5)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
About this book
Living in biofilms is the common way of life of microorganisms, transiently immobilized in their matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), interacting in many ways and using the matrix as an external digestion and protection system. This is how they have organized their life in the environment, in the medical context and in technical systems – and has helped make them the oldest, most successful and ubiquitous form of life.
In this book, hot spots in current biofilm research are presented in critical and sometimes provocative chapters. This serves a twofold purpose: to provide an overview and to inspire further discussions. Above all, the book seeks to stimulate lateral thinking.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biofilm Highlights
Editors: Hans-Curt Flemming, Jost Wingender, Ulrich Szewzyk
Series Title: Springer Series on Biofilms
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19940-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-19939-4Published: 02 August 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-27053-6Published: 19 November 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-19940-0Published: 02 August 2011
Series ISSN: 1863-9607
Series E-ISSN: 1863-9615
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 244
Topics: Microbiology, Applied Microbiology, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution, Medical Microbiology, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials