04359nam 2201117z- 450 991055772180332120231214133405.0(CKB)5400000000046106(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/76562(EXLCZ)99540000000004610620202201d2021 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierNew Insights on Biofilm Antimicrobial StrategiesBasel, SwitzerlandMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20211 electronic resource (264 p.)3-0365-1221-7 3-0365-1220-9 Over the last few decades, the study of microbial biofilms has been gaining interest among the scientific community. These microbial communities comprise cells adhered to surfaces that are surrounded by a self-produced exopolymeric matrix that protects biofilm cells against different external stresses. Biofilms can have a negative impact on different sectors within society, namely in agriculture, food industries, and veterinary and human health. As a consequence of their metabolic state and matrix protection, biofilm cells are very difficult to tackle with antibiotics or chemical disinfectants. Due to this problem, recent advances in the development of antibiotic alternatives or complementary strategies to prevent or control biofilms have been reported. This book includes different strategies to prevent biofilm formation or to control biofilm development and includes full research articles, reviews, a communication, and a perspective.Technology: general issuesbicsscantibiofilmantimicrobial agentbacteriafungipolymicrobial biofilmmicroalgafree fatty acidsencapsulationbiofilmchronic woundshost responseS100A8/A9dental plaquequorum sensingmicrobial resistancebacterial adhesionblocking effecthydrodynamicsparallel plate flow cellcarbon nanotubespoly(dimethylsiloxane)adhesionEscherichia coliBiofilmPublic EngagementOutreachControl StrategiesOral BiofilmTiO2 nanofiberselectrospinningbiofilm prevention and controlmultidrug-resistant bacteriabiomedical applicationbiofilmsbiofilm inhibitiondental implantsperi-implantitispolyether-ether-ketonePseudomonas aeruginosaCandida albicansmixed-species biofilm analysisflow cytometrybacteriophage therapyprosthesis related infectionshardware infectionsleft ventricular assist devicesAcinetobacter baumanniiantibiotic resistanceantibiotic tolerancepersisterintraspecies communityEPS matrixpeptide nucleic acid-fluorescence in situ hybridizationurinary tract infectionscatheter-associated urinary tract infectionsconfocal laser scanning microscopyrecalcitrancebiofilm controlKlebsiella pneumoniaeKPC and OXA-48-like carbapenemasesGalleria mellonella infection modellinear oligoethyleneimine hydrochloridebacteriophageendotracheal tubeTechnology: general issuesMelo Luísedt0Azevedo Nuno FedtMelo LuísothAzevedo Nuno FothBOOK9910557721803321New Insights on Biofilm Antimicrobial Strategies3029675UNINA