Medical Implications of Biofilms

by Deirdre Devine

Book Overview

Human tissues often support large, complex microbial communities growing as biofilms that can cause a variety of infections. As a result of an increased use of implanted medical devices, the incidence of these biofilm-associated diseases is increasing: the non-shedding surfaces of these devices provide ideal substrata for colonisation by biofilm-forming microbes. The consequences of this mode of growth are far-reaching. As microbes in biofilms exhibit...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107403456
• ISBN13: 9781107403451
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"