Biofilms, Infection, and Antimicrobial Therapy by John L. Pace
Biofilms, Infection, and Antimicrobial Therapy by John L. Pace
English | Aug 29, 2005 | ISBN: 082472643X | 520 Pages | PDF | 6 MB
English | Aug 29, 2005 | ISBN: 082472643X | 520 Pages | PDF | 6 MB
Rather than existing in a planktonic or free-living form, evidence indicates that microbes show a preference for living in a sessile form within complex communities called biofilms. Biofilms appear to afford microbes a survival advantage by optimizing nutrition, offering protection against hostile elements, and providing a network for cell-to-cell signaling and genetic exchange.