Rather than existing in a planktonic or free-living form, evidence indicates that microbes show a preference for living in a sessile form within complex communi

This book will cover both the evidence for biofilms in many chronic bacterial infections as well as the problems facing these infections such as diagnostics and

Throughout the biological world, bacteria thrive predominantly in surface-attached, matrix-enclosed, multicellular communities or biofilms, as opposed to isolat

Over the last few decades, the study of microbial biofilms has been gaining interest among the scientific community. These microbial communities comprise cells

This book presents a thorough and authoritative overview of the multifaceted field of antibiotic science – offering guidance to translate research into tools