Beneficial and Naturally Occurring Biofilms

Chapter 3 Beneficial and Naturally Occurring Biofilms

Copyright © Alfred B. Cunningham, John E. Lennox, and Rockford J. Ross, Eds. 2001-2011

About This Chapter

Contributing Author: Alfred Cunningham

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Contents

Chapters

1 Introduction to Biofilms

2 Biofilm Growth and Development

3 Beneficial and Naturally Occurring Biofilms

4 Biofilms in Health and Medicine

5 Biofilms in Industrial Environments

6 Characterizing and Understanding Biofilms

7 Controlling Biofilms

8 Methods for Studying Biofilms

9 Mathematical Models of Biofilms

10 Diffusion in Biofilms

11 Lab Exercises

Sections

Chapter Overview

Biofilms in Nature

Appendices

1 Aids for Instructors

Help

1 Read Me First

2 System Requirements