Medical Implications of Biofilms
Contributors: Michael Wilson (Editor); Deirdre Devine (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: September 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780521812405
Subjects: Medical microbiology & virology; Microbiology (non-medical); Medical Microbiology; Microbial Ecology; Science; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Microbiology; Medical / Microbiology; Life Sciences - Biology - Microbiology; Biofilms
First sentence: Microbial development and biofilm formation on implanted biomaterials and hospital equipment are important sources of nosocomial infections, mainly because surface-associated contaminants express biofilm-specific properties such as increased resistance to biocides, antibiotics, and immunological defences.