Microbial Adhesion and Aggregation: Report of the Dahlem Workshop on Microbial Adhesion and Aggregation Berlin 1984, January 15–20

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-3
Mechanisms of Adhesion....Pages 4-19
Physicochemical Interactions of the Substratum, Microorganisms, and the Fluid Phase....Pages 21-38
Stereo-biochemistry and Function of Polymers....Pages 39-49
Adhesion to Inanimate Surfaces....Pages 51-70
Adhesion to Animal Surfaces....Pages 71-84
Bacterial Adhesion to Plant Root Surfaces....Pages 85-93
Genetic Control of Bacterial Adhesion....Pages 95-107
Biofilm Development and Its Consequences....Pages 108-124
Surface Colonization Parameters from Cell Density and Distribution....Pages 125-136
Biofilm Development: A Process Analysis....Pages 137-157
Chemical Characterization of Films....Pages 159-176
Effects of Network Structure on the Phase Transition of Acrylamide-Sodium Acrylate Copolymer Gels....Pages 177-188
Colonization by Higher Organisms....Pages 189-200
Activity on Surfaces....Pages 202-221
Comparative Physiology of Attached and Free-living Bacteria....Pages 223-232
Activities of Microorganisms Attached to Living Surfaces....Pages 233-249
Utilization of Substrates and Transformation of Solid Substrata....Pages 251-282
Attachment of Bacteria: Advantage or Disadvantage for Survival in the Aquatic Environment....Pages 283-301
Aggregation....Pages 302-321
Physiology of Cell Aggregation: Flocculation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae As a Model System....Pages 323-335
Aggregation, Cohesion, Adhesion, Phagocytosis, and Morphogenesis in Dictyostelium — Mechanisms and Implications....Pages 337-349
Consequences of Aggregation....Pages 351-371
Microcolony Formation and Consortia....Pages 373-393
Epilogue....Pages 395-395
Back Matter....Pages 397-426