Contents

pp v-vi

Preface

pp vii-viii

List of Contributors

pp ix-xiv

PART ONE - INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS

pp 1-2

1 - Biofilm-Dependent Regulation of Gene Expression

pp 3-17

2 - Quorum Sensing and Microbial Biofilms

pp 18-35

3 - Antimicrobial Agents and Biofilms

pp 36-56

PART TWO - BIOFILMS ON PROSTHETIC DEVICES

pp 57-58

4 - Animal Models of Orthopaedic Implant Infection

pp 59-85

5 - Intravascular-Catheter-Related Infections

pp 86-109

6 - Molecular Basis of Biofilm Formation by Staphylococcus epidermidis

pp 110-135

7 - Biofilm Complications of Urinary Tract Devices

pp 136-170

PART THREE - ORAL BIOFILMS

pp 171-172

8 - Novel Microscopic Methods to Study the Structure and Metabolism of Oral Biofilms

pp 173-188

9 - Oral Streptococcal Genes That Encode Biofilm Formation

pp 189-211

10 - Gene Expression in Oral Biofilms

pp 212-228

PART FOUR - BIOFILMS ON SHEDDING SURFACES

pp 229-230

11 - Dissection of the Genetic Pathway Leading to Multicellular Behaviour in Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium and Other Enterobacteriaceae

pp 231-261

12 - Bacterial Growth on Mucosal Surfaces and Biofilms in the Large Bowel

pp 262-286

13 - Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms in Lung Infections

pp 287-310

Index

pp 311-314