Biofilm Associated Antimicrobial Resistance and, Lahiri, Nag, Ray, Ghosh..

Biofilm Associated Antimicrobial Resistance and Its RecoveryAuthor(s): Dibyajit Lahiri, Moupriya Nag, Rina Rani Ray, Sougata Ghosh\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9781032250335, 978-1032250335\nSynopsis\nA biofilm is a collection of microbial cells that have adhered to biotic surfaces such as plant cuticles or animal epithelia, as well as abiotic surfaces such as rocky substratum or catheter exteriors. The life cycle of a microorganism includes the fundamental process of biofilm formation for survival in diverse and harsh environments since it is a protected mode of growth allowing colonisation of new habitats by dispersal of microbes from the microbial clusters. The biofilm bound microorganisms remain embedded in an extracellular polymeric matrix that protects the indwelling cells from surfactants, biocides, several invaders like protozoans, and defences offered by the hosts like phagocytic cells. The biofilm bound.