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Handbook of Bacterial Adhesion

Principles, Methods, and Applications

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Editors:
  1. Yuehuei H. An

    1. Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical University of South Carlina, Charleston, USA

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  2. Richard J. Friedman

    1. Department of Orthopaedic, Medical University of South Carlina, Charleston, USA

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Table of contents (39 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Mechanisms of Microbial Adhesion and Biofilm Formation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages N1-N1
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    2. Mechanisms of Bacterial Adhesion and Pathogenesis of Implant and Tissue Infections

      • Yuehuei H. An, Richard B. Dickinson, Ronald J. Doyle
      Pages 1-27

    3. Molecular Basis of Bacterial Adhesion

      • Thomas Boland, Robert A. Latour, Fred J. Stutzenberger
      Pages 29-41

    4. Molecular Genetics of Bacterial Adhesion and Biofouling

      • Helen M. Dalton, Paul E. March
      Pages 43-51

    5. Factors Influencing Bacterial Adhesion

      • Katharine Merritt, Yuehuei H. An
      Pages 53-72

    6. Nonspecific Staphylococcus epidermidis Adhesion

      • Katanchalee Vacheethasanee, Roger E. Marchant
      Pages 73-90

    7. Effects of Surface Roughness and Free Energy on Oral Bacterial Adhesion

      • Marc Quirynen, Kurt Dierickx, Daniel van Steenberghe
      Pages 91-102

  3. General Considerations and Methods for Studying Microbial Adhesion and Biofilm

    1. Front Matter

      Pages N3-N3
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    2. Basic Equipment and Microbiological Techniques for Studying Bacterial Adhesion

      • Kylie L. Martin, Yuehuei H. An
      Pages 103-120

    3. General Considerations for Studying Bacterial Adhesion to Biomaterials

      • Yuehuei H. An, Piotr Skowronski
      Pages 121-132

    4. Laboratory Culture and Analysis of Microbial Biofilms

      • Chris H. Sissons, Lisa Wong, Yuehuei H. An
      Pages 133-169

    5. Monitoring the Organization of Microbial Biofilm Communities

      • Subramanian Karthikeyan, Darren R. Korber, Gideon M. Wolfaardt, Douglas E. Caldwell
      Pages 171-188

    6. Models and Measurement of Bacterial Growth Rates on Polymers

      • William G. Pitt, Alan J. Barton
      Pages 189-202

    7. Analysis of Gene Expression in Biofilm Bacteria

      • Robert A. Burne, Yi-Ywan M. Chen
      Pages 203-211

  4. Techniques for Studying Microbial Adhesion and Biofilm

    1. Front Matter

      Pages N5-N5
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    2. Methods for Evaluating Attached Bacteria and Biofilms

      • Gordon D. Christensen, W. Andrew Simpson, Jeffrey O. Anglen, Barry J. Gainor
      Pages 213-233

    3. Evaluating Adherent Bacteria and Biofilm Using Electron Microscopy

      • Theresa A. Fassel, Charles E. Edmiston
      Pages 235-248

    4. Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy for Examination of Microbial Biofilms

      • Colin G. Adair, Sean P. Gorman, Lisa B. Byers, David S. Jones, Thomas A. Gardiner
      Pages 249-257

    5. Quantitation of Bacterial Adhesion to Biomaterials Using Radiolabeling Techniques

      • Syed F. Mohammad, Reza Ardehali
      Pages 259-272
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About this book

Research on bacterial adhesion and its significance is a major field involving many different aspects of nature and human life, such as marine science, soil and plant ecology, most importantly, the biomedical field. The adhesion ofbacteria to the food industry, and human tissue surfaces and implanted biomaterial surfaces is an important step in the patho­ genesis of infection. Handbook 0/ Bacterial Adhesion: Principles, Methods, and Applications is an outgrowth of the editors' own quest for information on laboratory techniques for studying bacte­ rial adhesion to biomaterials, bone, and other tissues and, more importantly, a response to significant needs in the research community. This book is designed to be an experimental guide for biomedical scientists, biomaterials scientists, students, laboratory technicians, or anyone who plans to conduct bacterial adhesion studies. More specifically, it is intended for all those researchers facing the chal­ lenge of implant infections in such devices as orthopedic prostheses, cardiovascular devices or catheters, cerebrospinal fluid shunts or extradural catheters, thoracic or abdominal catheters, portosystemic shunts or bile stents, urological catheters or stents, plastic surgical implants, oral or maxillofacial implants, contraceptive implants, or even contact lenses. It also covers research methods for the study of bacterial adhesion to tis­ sues such as teeth, respiratory mucosa, intestinal mucosa, and the urinary tract. In short, it constitutes a handbook for biomechanical and bioengineering researchers and students at all levels.

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"Techniques used to study adhesion of microbes to a wide variety of different surfaces of medical significance are presented. . .The diversity of different microbe-surface interactions covered is probably the most unique aspect of the text. . .This book is a broad survey of techniques and approaches used to study bacterial adhesion, with a heavy emphasis on topics of medical significance. The emphasis on approaches and techniques to study adhesion distinguishes this book from others that deal with the mechanisms of bacterial adhesion. . . the text will provide a useful resource for researchers studying bacterial adhesion."-Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal

Editors and Affiliations

  • Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical University of South Carlina, Charleston, USA

    Yuehuei H. An

  • Department of Orthopaedic, Medical University of South Carlina, Charleston, USA

    Richard J. Friedman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Handbook of Bacterial Adhesion

  • Book Subtitle: Principles, Methods, and Applications

  • Editors: Yuehuei H. An, Richard J. Friedman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-224-1

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89603-794-6Published: 21 January 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61737-192-9Published: 05 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-59259-224-1Published: 21 January 2000

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 644

  • Number of Illustrations: 87 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Bacteriology, Microbiology

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