Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Bacterial Biofilms

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Sadık Dincer
Sadık Dincer

Cukurova University,
Turkey

Co-editors

Melis Sumengen Ozdenefe
Melis Sumengen Ozdenefe

Near East University,
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Afet Arkut
Afet Arkut

Cyprus International University

Published07 October 2020

Doi10.5772/intechopen.82929

ISBN978-1-78985-900-3

Print ISBN978-1-78985-899-0

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-83968-819-5

Copyright year2020

Number of pages360

This book examines biofilms in nature. Organized into four parts, this book addresses biofilms in wastewater treatment, inhibition of biofilm formation, biofilms and infection, and ecology of biofilms. It is designed for clinicians, researchers, and industry professionals in the fields of microbiology, biotechnology, ecology, and medicine as well as graduate and postgraduate students.

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

1. Biofilm in Moving Bed Biofilm Process for Wastewater Treatment

By Shuai Wang, Sudeep Parajuli, Vasan Sivalingam and Rune Bakke

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2. Effect of Heavy Metals on the Biofilm Formed by Microorganisms from Impacted Aquatic Environments

By Lívia Caroline Alexandre de Araújo and Maria Betânia Melo de Oliveira

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3. Natural Compounds Inhibiting Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation by Targeting Quorum Sensing Circuitry

By Julie Carette, Amandine Nachtergael, Pierre Duez, Mondher El Jaziri and Tsiry Rasamiravaka

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4. Inhibition of Bacterial Biofilm Formation

By Angela Di Somma, Antonio Moretta, Carolina Canè, Arianna Cirillo and Angela Duilio

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6. Innovative Strategies for the Control of Biofilm Formation in Clinical Settings

By Aqsa Shahid, Maria Rasool, Naheed Akhter, Bilal Aslam, Ali Hassan, Sadia Sana, Muhammad Hidayat Rasool and Mohsin Khurshid

1,130
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8. Combating Biofilm and Quorum Sensing: A New Strategy to Fight Infections

By Cynthia Amaning Danquah, Samuel Osei-Djarbeng, Theresah Appiah, Yaw Duah Boakye and Francis Adu

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9. Antibiotic Resistance in Biofilm

By Sadık Dincer, Fatima Masume Uslu and Anil Delik

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10. Microbial Biofilms

By Princy Choudhary, Sangeeta Singh and Vishnu Agarwal

1,643
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Corrigendum to: Microbial Biofilms

By Princy Choudhary, Sangeeta Singh and Vishnu Agarwal

11. Essential Oils as an Innovative Approach against Biofilm of Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

By Victor Alves Carneiro, Ramaiana Soares Melo, Antônio Mateus Gomes Pereira, Águida Maria Albuquerque Azevedo, Maria Nágila Carneiro Matos, Rafaela Mesquita Bastos Cavalcante, Renan Rhonalty Rocha, Vinícius de Queiroz Albuquerque, Jesús Alberto Pérez Guerrero and Francisco Eduardo Aragão Catunda Junior

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12. Methods for Searching of Potential Beneficial Bacteria and Their Products in Dental Biofilm

By Marián Maďar, Jana Kačírová, Eva Styková, Michaela Maďarová and Radomíra Nemcová

1,036
13. Composition, Structure, and Formation of Biofilms Constituted by Periodontopathogenic Microorganisms

By Juliana Cabrini Carmello, Sarah Raquel de Annunzio and Carla Raquel Fontana

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14. Biofilms Formed by Pathogens in Food and Food Processing Environments

By Leontina Grigore-Gurgu, Florentina Ionela Bucur, Daniela Borda, Elena-Alexandra Alexa, Corina Neagu and Anca Ioana Nicolau

1,538
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15. Dental Biofilm as Etiological Agent of Canine Periodontal Disease

By Jana Kačírová, Marián Maďar, Gabriela Štrkolcová, Aladár Maďari and Radomíra Nemcová

1,162
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17. Oral Microbiota from the Stomatology Perspective

By Andrea Stašková, Radomíra Nemcová, Stanislav Lauko and Andrej Jenča

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19. Extending an Eco-Evolutionary Understanding of Biofilm-Formation at the Air-Liquid Interface to Community Biofilms

By Robyn Jerdan, Olga Iungin, Olena V. Moshynets, Geert Potters and Andrew J. Spiers

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