Microbial Growth in Biofilms - Part A: Developmental and Molecular Biological Aspects

Content: 
Contributors to volume 336
Pages xi-xvii

Preface
Page xix
Ron J. Doyle

Volume in series
Pages xxi-xl

[1] Whole genome DNA microarray expression analysis of biofilm development by Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor Original Research Article
Pages 3-18
Gary K. Schoolnik, Martin I. Voskuil, Dirk Schnappinger, Fitnat H. yildiz, Karin Meibom, Nadia A. Dolganov, Michael A. Wilson, Kimberly H. Chong

[2] Biofilm formation as a developmental process Original Research Article
Pages 19-26
Paul N. Danese, Leslie A. Pratt, Roberto Kolter

[3] Surface sensing, swarmer cell differentiation, and biofilm development Original Research Article
Pages 29-40
Mohammad Alavi, Robert Belas

[4] Acylated homoserine lactone detection in pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms by radiolabel assay Original Research Article
Pages 41-47
Amy L. Schaefer, E.P. Greenberg, Matthew R. Parsek

[5] Genetic and phenotypic analysis of multicellular behavior in salmonella typhimurium Original Research Article
Pages 48-59
Ute Römling

[6] Gene transfer in bacterial biofilms Original Research Article
Pages 60-65
Adam P. Roberts, Peter Mullany, Michael Wilson

[7] Conversion to mucoidy in Pseudomonas aeruginosa infecting cystic fibrosis patients Original Research Article
Pages 65-76
J.F. Poschet, J.C. Boucher, A.M. Firoved, V. Deretic

[8] Subtractive hybridization-based identification of genes uniquely expressed or hyperexpressed during biofilm growth Original Research Article
Pages 76-84
Michael D. Parkins, Moritz Altebaeumer, Howard Ceri, Douglas G. Storey

[9] Biofilm-induced gene expression and gene transfer Original Research Article
Pages 84-94,IN1
Richard J. Lamont, James D. Bryers

[10] Directed movement and surface-borne motility of myxococcus and pseudomonas Original Research Article
Pages 94-102
Daniel B. Kearns, Lawrence J. Shimkets

[11] A general method to identify bacterial genes regulated by cell-to-cell signaling Original Research Article
Pages 102-108
Xuedong Ding, Rita R. Baca-Delancey, Soffia Siddiqui, Philip N. Rather

[12] Genetic and chemical tools for investigating signaling processes in biofilms Original Research Article
Pages 108-128,IN3-IN4
Timothy Charlton, Michael Givskov, Rocky Denys, Jens Bo Andersen, Morten Hentzer, Scott Rice, Staffan Kjelleberg

[13] In situ quantification of gene transfer in biofilms Original Research Article
Pages 129-143,IN5-IN6
Stefan Wuertz, Larissa Hendrickx, Martin Kuehn, Karsten Rodenacker, Martina Hausner

[14] Transcriptional analysis of genes involved in pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms Original Research Article
Pages 144-151
Timna J.O. Wyckoff, Daniel J. Wozniak

[15] First stages of biofilm formation: Characterization and quantification of bacterial functions involved in colonization process Original Research Article
Pages 152-159
Thanh-Thuy Le Thi, Claire Prigent-Combaret, Corinne Dorel, Philippe Lejeune

[16] Phenotype characterization of genetically defined microorganisms and growth of bacteriophage in biofilms Original Research Article
Pages 163-174
Robert J.C. Mclean, Brian D. Corbin, Grant J. Balzer, Gary M. Aron

[17] Methods for studying biofilms produced by staphylococcus epidermidis Original Research Article
Pages 177-195
Margaret A. Deighton, Jillian Capstick, Ewa Domalewski, Trung Van Nguyen

[18] Methods to detect and analyze phenotypic variation in biofilm-forming staphylococci Original Research Article
Pages 195-205,IN7
Wilma Ziebuhr, Isabel Loessner, Vanessa Krimmer, Jörg Hacker

[19] In Vivo Models to evaluate adhesion and biofilm formation by staphylococcus epidermidis Original Research Article
Pages 206-215
Mark E. Rupp, Paul D. Fey

[20] Genetic and biochemical analysis of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm accumulation Original Research Article
Pages 215-239
Dietrich Mack, Katrin Bartscht, Claudia Fischer, Holger Rohde, Clemens de Grahl, Sabine Dobinsky, Matthias A. Horstkotte, Kathrin Kiel, Johannes K.-M. Knobloch

[21] In vitro methods to study staphylococcal biofilm formation Original Research Article
Pages 239-255
Sarah E. Cramton, Christiane Gerke, Friedrich Götz

[22] Efficient rna isolation method for analysis of transcription in sessile staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm cultures Original Research Article
Pages 255-262
Sabine Dobinsky, Dietrich Mack

[23] Assessment of metabolic potential of biofilm-associated bacteria Original Research Article
Pages 265-276,IN9
Werner Manz, Michael Wagner, Sibylle Kalmbach

[24] Characterization of extracellular chitinolytic activity in biofilms Original Research Article
Pages 279-301,IN11
Ace M. Baty III, Zhenjun Diwu, Glen Dunham, Callie C. Eastburn, gill G. Geesey, Amanda E. Goodman, Peter A. Suci, Somkiet Techkarnjanaruk

[25] Isolation and biochemical characterization of extracellular polymeric substances from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Original Research Article
Pages 302-314
Jost Wingender, Martin Strathmann, Alexander Rode, Andrew Leis, Hans-Curt Flemming

[26] Approach to analyze interactions of microorganisms, hydrophobic substrates, and soil colloids leading to formation of composite biofilms, and to study initial events in microbiogeological processes Original Research Article
Pages 317-331,IN13-IN14
Heinrich Lonsdorf, Carsten Strompl, A. Mark Osborn, Antonio Bennasar, Edward R.B. Moore, Wolf-Rainer Abraham, Kenneth N. Timmis

[27] Extracellular polymers of microbial communities colonizing ancient limestone monuments Original Research Article
Pages 331-339
BenjamГ­n Otto Ortega-Morales, Alejandro LГіpez-CortГ©s, Guillermo Hernandez-Duque, Philippe Crassous, Jean Guezennec

[28] Studying phototrophic and heterotrophic microbial communities on stone monuments Original Research Article
Pages 340-355
Clara UrzГ­, Patrizia Albertano

[29] Identification of archaea in objects of art by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis and shotgun cloning Original Research Article
Pages 356-366
Guadalupe PinЛњar, Claudia Gurtner, Werner Lubitz, Sabine Rolleke

[30] Lactobacilli as vehicles for targeting antigens to mucosal tissues by surface exposition of foreign antigens Original Research Article
Pages 369-389
Peter H. Pouwels, Aldwin Vriesema, Beatriz Martinez, Frans J. Tielen, Jos F.M.L. Seegers, Rob J. Leer, Jan Jore, Egbert Smit

[31] A dot-blot assay for adhesive components relative to probiotics Original Research Article
Pages 389-402
Maurilia Rojas, Patricia L. Conway

[32] Understanding urogenital biofilms and potential impact of probiotics Original Research Article
Pages 403-410,IN15
Gregor Reid, Christine Heinemann, Jeffrey Howard, Gillian Gardiner, Bing S. Gan

[33] Surface characterization and adhesive properties of bifidobacteria Original Research Article
Pages 411-427
Rodrigo Bibiloni, Pablo F. PГ©rez, Graciela L. Garrote, E. Anibal Disalvo, Graciela L. De Antoni

Author index
Pages 429-455

Subject index
Pages 457-469