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Abstracts of the First European Conference on “Biofilms – prevention of microbial adhesion”, held at the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt DBU in Osnabrück, Germany, from 31 March to 2 April 2004

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 January 2005

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Jamming the command language of bacteria: a new approach to the control of bacterial infections

The cep quorum-sensing system of Burkholderia cepacia H111 plays a pivotal role for biofilm formation and pathogenicity

Detachment of Shewanella oneidensis MR1 biofilms

Protozoan grazing on biofilms and the role of quorum sensing in grazing resistance

Control of heat exchanger biofilms

Computer-aided design of a novel antibacterial agent for the treatment of Burkholderia cepacia infections

Anaerobic regulatory network essential for efficient Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation

Development and testing of a new phosphorylcholine polymer coating to prevent biofilm formation on optical fiber sensor systems

Bactericidal layers based on silver nanoparticles

Metagenomics: a novel tool to exploit microbial communities for industrial applications

Formation of biofilms – do not forget the hydrodynamics

Microbial adhesion – a target for the development of household and industrial products

Concept of a specialty paper producer to avoid microbiological problems

Identification of primary biofilm organisms on steel surfaces of bottling plants

Carbon sharing in complex microbial biofilms grown on polychlorinated biphenyl droplets

Development of methods for assessing microbial colonization of coil-coated steel sheets

Microbial in situ activity assessment using “BACTRAPS” with 13C-labelled substrates

Magnetic resonance imaging as a tool for non-invasive imaging of biofilms

Phototrophic biofilms – development and growth characteristics in a special flow chamber

A new mechanism of bacterial adhesion to materials and organisms containing the chitin and/or chitosan

Extracellular polymeric substances – the “glue” of biofilms

Sphingomonas biofilm architecture grown under different hydrodynamic conditions

Molecular basis of biofilm formation in staphylococci and its implication for virulence

Extracellular polymeric substances – the dark matter of biofilms

The multi-functional Staphylococcus aureus autolysin Aaa mediates adherence to immobilized fibrinogen and fibronectin

Hierarchy within the regulatory cascade of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation

Human biofilms in situ

An in vitro testing system based on bioreactor technology for the analysis of biofilm formation on dental materials

Immune compounds – inhibitors of microbial adhesion in cell culture

A proteomic approach to identify quorum-sensing regulated and surface-induced proteins of the rhizobacterium Pseudomonas putida IsoF

Evidence that IcaB deacetylases the staphylococcal N-acetylglucosamine polymer polysaccharide intercellular adhesin

Microelectrode and confocal laser scanning microscopy study of particle-supported biofilms

Biocidal silica coatings

Inhibition of adherence of coagulase-negative staphylococci to acrylic by subinhibitory concentrations of antibiotics

The influence of antiplaque agents on streptococcal biofilm grown on enamel and glass

Comparison of digital image analysis programs for confocal laser scanning microscopy data sets of biofilms

Fungal biofilms on mineral materials

The influence of subinhibitory concentrations of fluconazol and amphotericin B in the adhesion of different Candida species to acrylic

Inhibition of biofilm formation by mutants group streptococci on toothbrush bristles in vivo

Quorum sensing of biofilm-associated Erwinia persicinus

Growth with sodium dodecyl sulphate induces aggregation and biofilm formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain PAO1

Microbial contamination of stationary eyewash units in laboratories

Microbial biofilms on building stone

Scanning transmission X-ray mapping of microbial biofilms and associated metals

A marine biofilm formation model in multi-well plates

Secondary metabolites in bacterial biofilms and their protective function against protozoan grazing

Analysis of Deinococcus geothermalis biofilm properties with lectin staining and confocal laser scanning microscopy

Effect of the surface roughness of cast titanium on bacterial colonization

Metabolic activity of microbial biofilm on hydroxyapatite-coated titanium surfaces

Multiple quorum sensing in hypogean biofilms

Determination of adsorption isotherms for the attachment of Deinococcus geothermalis by an enzyme-activity-based method

Biosurfactant from Streptococcus thermophilus A inhibit microbial adhesion on silicone rubber

The influence of nitrogen on the development of biofilms

Biogeography of biliary stent community biofilms

Development of a novel screening system for the characterization of biofilm growth on different carriers

Prevention of Pseudomonas fluorescens adhesion to surfaces using bacteriophage S1

ConAn, a new software developed for digital image analysis of three-dimensional biofilm data

Lectin-binding-analysis of rotating annular reactor cultivated biofilms

Adhesiveness and hydrophobicity of food spoilage yeasts

Investigation of microbial adhesion on a thickness shear mode resonator

Staphylococcus epidermis adhesion on modified urea/urethane elastomers

Pseudomonas aeruginosa lectin LecB is a cell surface protein involved in biofilm formation

Aerobic biofilms as Trojan horses for anaerobic product spoiling bacteria?

Reduced fouling tendencies of ultrafiltration membranes in waste-water treatment by plasma modification

A universal method for analysing the diversity of mycosporines and mycosporine-like amino acids in microorganisms and environmental rock inhabiting microbial communities

In vivo biofilm formation on dental hard tissues

Implant-associated osteomyelitis: analysis of the local cellular immune response

Fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) of interfacial microbial communities

Concepts of electrochemical treatment and useful techniques for proper implementation

Inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation on vascular graft surfaces coated with elemental silver

Planktonic versus biofilm-grown Staphylococcus aureus cells – determination of different expression patterns with DNA microarrays

Diversity of the microbial community and the catabolic genes in biofilms grown on polychlorinated biphenyls droplets

A modular approach to the mathematical modelling of biofilm systems

The study of castor-oil-derived polyurethane in relation to biofilm

Metagenome survey of biofilms in drinking water networks

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