Microbial Growth in Biofilms - Part B: Special Environments and Physicochemical Aspects

Content: 
Contributors to volume 337
Pages ix-xii

Preface
Page xiii
Ron J. Doyle

Volume in series
Pages xv-xxxiv

[1] Methods for studying bacterial biofilms associated with plants Original Research Article
Pages 3-18
Clay Fuqua, Ann G. Matthysse

[2] Monitoring bacterial growth activity in biofilms from laboratory flow chambers, plant rhizosphere, and animal intestine Original Research Article
Pages 21-42
Cayo Ramos, Tine R. Licht, Claus Sternberg, Karen A. Krogfelt, SГёren Molin

[3] Use of a continuous culture system linked to a modified robbins device or flow cell to study attachment of bacteria to surfaces Original Research Article
Pages 43-62
Michael R. Millar, Christopher J. Linton, Andrea Sherriff

[4] Direct biofilm monitoring by a capacitance measurement probe in continuous culture chemostats Original Research Article
Pages 63-70
Jana Jass, J. Gary O\'Neill, James T. Walker

[5] Use of continuous culture bioreactors for the study of pathogens such as Campylobacter jejuni and Escherichia coli O 157 in biofilms Original Research Article
Pages 70-78
Clive M. Buswell, Helen S. Nicholl, James T. Walker

[6] An open channel flow chamber for characterizing biofilm formation on biomaterial surfaces Original Research Article
Pages 79-88
Yuehuel H. An, Jonathan B. McGlohorn, Brian K. Bednarski, Kylie L. Martin, Richard J. Friedman

[7] Biofilms in flowing systems Original Research Article
Pages 88-103
T. Reg. Bott, Deon M. Grant

[8] Continuous culture models to study pathogens in Biofilms Original Research Article
Pages 104-122
C. William Keevil

[9] Biofilms in unsaturated environments Original Research Article
Pages 125-143
Patricia A. Holden

[10] Biodegradable organic matter measurement and bacterial regrowth in potable water Original Research Article
Pages 144-170
Christian J. Volk

[11] Development of Thiobacillus biofilms for metal recovery Original Research Article
Pages 171-186
Gustavo Curutchet, Edgardo Donati, Cristian Oliver, Cristina Pogliani, Marisa R. Viera

[12] Methods used to assess biofouling of material used in distribution and domestic water systems Original Research Article
Pages 187-200
Steven Percival, James T. Walker

[13] Microbial interactions to intestinal mucosal models Original Research Article
Pages 200-212
Arthur C. Ouwehand, Elina M. Tuomola, Yuan Kun Lee, Seppo Salminen

[14] Analysis of microbial structure and function of nitrifying biofilms Original Research Article
Pages 213-224,IN1-IN3
Satoshi Okabe, Hisashi Satoh, Yoshimasa Watanabe

[15] Computational and experimental approaches to studying metal interactions with microbial biofilms Original Research Article
Pages 225-242
D. Scott Smith, F. Grant Ferris

[16] Microscopy methods to investigate structure of potable water biofilms Original Research Article
Pages 243-255
James T. Walker, Joanne Verran, Robert D. Boyd, Steven Percival

[17] Two-photon excitation microscopy for analyses of biofilm processes Original Research Article
Pages 259-269
James D. Bryers

[18] Measurements of softness of microbial cell surfaces Original Research Article
Pages 270-276
Henny C. Van Der Mei, Pascal Kiers, Joop De Vries, Henk J. Busscher

[19] Application of atomic force microscopy to study initial events of bacterial adhesion Original Research Article
Pages 276-285
Anneta Razatos

[20] Study of biofilm within a packed-bed reactor by theee-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging Original Research Article
Pages 285-305
Marion Paterson-Beedle, Kevin P. Nott, Lynne E. Macaskie, Laurance D. Hall

[21] Detachment, surface migration, and other dynamic behavior in bacterial biofilms revealed by digital time-lapse imaging Original Research Article
Pages 306-319
Paul Stoodley, Luanne Hall-Stoodley, Hilary M. Lappin-Scott

[23] Limiting-current-type microelectrodes for quantifying mass transport dynamics in biofilmst Original Research Article
Pages 339-359
Zbigniew Lewandowski, Haluk Beyenal

[24] Development of a standardized antibiofilm test Original Research Article
Pages 363-376
Nick Zelver, Martin Hamilton, Darla Goeres, Joanna Heersink

[25] The MBEC assay system: Multiple equivalent biofilms for antibiotic and biocide susceptibility testing Original Research Article
Pages 377-385
Howard Ceri, Merle Olson, Douglas Morck, Douglas Storey, Ronald Read, Andre Buret, Barbara Olson

[26] Assessment of antimicrobial activity against biofilms Original Research Article
Pages 385-389
David Drake

[27] Retrieval of biofilms from the oral cavity Original Research Article
Pages 393-403
Robert J. Palmer Jr., Rosemary Wu, Sharon Gordon, Cynthia G. Bloomquist, William F. Liljemark, Mogens Kilian, Paul E. Kolenbrander

[28] Biofilm acid/base physiology and gene expression in oral bacteria Original Research Article
Pages 403-415
Robert A. Burne, Robert E. Marquis

[29] In vitro modeling of biofouling of dental composite materials Original Research Article
Pages 416-425
David J. Bradshaw, James T. Walker, Bernd Burger, Bernd Gangnus, Phil D. Marsh

[30] An in vitro model for studying the contributions of the streptococcus mutans glucan-binding protein A to biofilm structure Original Research Article
Pages 425-433
Jeffrey A. Banas, Karsten R.O. Hazlett, Joseph E. Mazurkiewicz

[31] Detection of streptococcal glucan-binding proteins in biofilms Original Research Article
Pages 434-439
Somkiat Luengpailin, Jirapon Luengpailin, Ron J. Doyle

Author index
Pages 441-458

Subject index
Pages 459-469