Multispecies Biofilms : Technologically Advanced Methods to Study Microbial Communities / edited by Karishma S. Kaushik, Sophie E. Darch.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kaushik, Karishma S., Editor.

Darch, Sophie E., Editor.

Series:

Springer Series on Biofilms, 1863-9615 ; 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biofilms.

Microbial populations.

Bacteria.

Fungi.

Mycology.

Microbiology.

Medical microbiology.

Microbial Communities.

Medical Microbiology.

Local Subjects:

Biofilms.

Microbial Communities.

Bacteria.

Fungi.

Medical Microbiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (VI, 321 p. 1 illus.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Summary:

In an age of antibiotic resistant infections, the study of biofilms is increasingly important. Microbes more than often exist in complex multi-species or polymicrobial communities, making infections difficult to detect, diagnose and treat. Given the increased focus on studying biofilms in research and laboratory settings, particularly under conditions that closely mimic the clinical state, it is important to get an overview of the recent methods, model systems and tools being developed and employed in this context. This book offers readers the opportunity to learn more about current methods being used in the investigation of multi-species biofilms, both in vivo and in vitro. For this, the book highlights new technologies built and designed for the study of multiple species within biofilm communities, including those that can be leveraged for the evaluation of antimicrobial treatment approaches. The application of these state-of-the-art techniques to further our understanding of multi-species biofilms will be discussed and the reader will learn how the clinical microenvironment and the development of biofilm communities are considered when developing such tools. With cutting-edge contributions from experts in the respective domains, this book will benefit translational and basic research scientists, as well as clinicians, and is an informative resource for educators and their students. .

Contents:

3M’s of Multi-Species Biofilms: Microbial Pathogens, Microenvironments and Minimalist Laboratory Approaches to Study Multi-Species Biofilms under Microenvironmental Conditions

Methods for the visualization of multispecies biofilms

In vitro, in vivo and ex vivo models to study mixed bacterial and fungal biofilms

Current and emerging in vitro and in vivo biofilm models in investigating fungal-bacterial polymicrobial communities: Fungal-bacterial biofilm models

Involvement of bacterial outer membrane vesicles in cell-cell interactions and their role in multi-species communities

Polymicrobial biofilm models: the case of periodontal disease as an example

Polymicrobial biofilms in cystic fibrosis lung infections: effects on antimicrobial susceptibility

High resolution methods to study microbial interactions in biofilms

Unity in Diversity: Interkingdom Polymicrobial Biofilms in Disease.

ISBN:

9783031153495