Contents

### **Preface XV**



### **Section 4 Biofilm Control 423**

Chapter 8 **Role of Biofilm in Rainwater Tank 145** Mikyeong Kim and Mooyoung Han

Dorota Kregiel and Hubert Antolak

Chapter 10 **Staphylococcal Biofilms: Pathogenicity, Mechanism and**

**Regulation of Biofilm Formation by Quorum-Sensing System and Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms of Biofilm-Embedded**

Janet Jan-Roblero, Sandra Rodríguez-Martínez, Mario E. Cancino-

Raquel Santos, Ana Salomé Veiga, Luis Tavares, Miguel Castanho

Chapter 13 **Bacterial Biofilms in Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Potential Alternative**

Daniel Metcalf, Philip Bowler and David Parsons

Chapter 15 **Interactions and Mechanisms of Respiratory Tract Biofilms**

Chapter 16 **The Role of Human Oral Microbiome in Dental Biofilm**

**Involving Streptococcus Pneumoniae and Nontypeable**

Jennelle M. Kyd, Ajay Krishnamurthy and Stephen Kidd

Wirginia Krzyściak, Anna Jurczak and Jakub Piątkowski

Chapter 17 **Surface Biofilm Interactions in Epizootic Shell Disease of the American Lobster (Homarus americanus) 383**

Chapter 9 **Biofilms in Beverage Industry 171**

**VI** Contents

**Section 3 Biofilm in Health and Diseases 187**

**Microorganisms 189** Sahra Kırmusaoğlu

Diaz and Juan C. Cancino-Diaz

Chapter 12 **Biofilm Formation of Salmonella 231**

**Therapeutics 251**

and Manuela Oliveira

**Formation 329**

Norman J. Meres

Chapter 14 **Wound Biofilm and Therapeutic Strategies 271**

**Haemophilus Influenzae 299**

Chapter 11 **Staphylococcus Biofilms 211**

Daxin Peng

