Applied biomedical microbiology : a biofilms approach / edited by Daryl S. Paulson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Biofilms before biofilms / W. Curtis White -- Efficacy of preoperative antimicrobial skin preparation solutions on biofilm bacteria / Daryl S. Paulson -- Oral biofilms and transferable antibiotic resistance / Adam P. Roberts -- Inhibition of foundation colonization of biofilm by surface modification with organofunctional silanes / Robert A. Monticello and W. Curtis White -- Biofilms and device implants / Elinor deLancey Pulcini and Garth James -- A simulated-use evaluation of a strategy for preventing biofilm formation in dental unit waterlines / James W. McDowell, Daryl S. Paulson, and John A. Mitchell -- Biofilms in hospital water distribution systems / Judy H. Angelbeck, Kirsten Thompson, and Scott L. Burnett -- Disinfection and its influence on the ecology of biofilms in drinking water distribution systems / Fernando M.G. Matias ... [et al.] -- Understanding the importance of biofilm growth in hot tubs / D.M. Goeres.