Microbial Biofilms

Methods for Dynamic Investigations of Surface Attached in vitro Bacterial and Fungal Biofilms.- Aqueous Two-Phase System Technology for Patterning Bacterial Communities and Biofilms.- Quorum Sensing in Gram-Positive Bacteria: Assay Protocols for Staphylococcal agr and enterococcal fsr Systems.- Advanced Techniques for in situ Analysis of the Biofilm Matrix (Structure, Composition, Dynamics) by Means of Laser Scanning Microscopy.- Multiplex Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (M-FISH) and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) to Analyse Multispecies Oral Biofilms.- Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy of Biofilm-Growing Bacteria Involved in Nosocomial Infections.- Experimental Approaches to Investigating the Vaginal Biofilm Microbiome.- Imaging Bacteria and Biofilms on Hardware and Periprosthetic Tissue in Orthopaedic Infections.- Animal Models to Evaluate Bacterial Biofilm Development.- Animal Models to Investigate Fungal Biofilm Formation.- Non-Mammalian Model Systems to Investigate Fungal Biofilms.- Microbiological Methods for Target-Oriented Screening of Biofilm Inhibitors.- In vitro Screening of Antifungal Compounds Able to Counteract Biofilm Development.- Biofilm Matrix-Degrading Enzymes.- Efficacy Evaluation of  Antimicrobial Drug-Releasing Polymer Matrices.- Antibiotic Polymeric Nanoparticles for Biofilm-Associated Infection Therapy.- Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Antibiotics in Biofilm Infections of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vitro and in vivo.- Contribution of Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy in Deciphering Biofilm Tridimensional Structure and Reactivity.- Chip-Calorimetry for Evaluation of Biofilm Treatment with Biocides, Antibiotics and Biological Agents.- Bacteriophage Attack as an Anti-Biofilm Strategy.- Photodynamic Therapy as a Novel Antimicrobial Strategy Against Biofilm-Based Nosocomial Infections: Study Protocols.- Capturing Air-Water Interface Biofilms for Microscopy and Molecular Analysis.- Biofilm-Growing BacteriaInvolved in the Corrosion of Concrete Wastewater Pipes: Protocols for Comparative Metagenomic Analyses.- Culture-Independent Methods to Study Subaerial Biofilm Growing on Biodeteriorated Surfaces of Cultural Heritage Stone Materials and Frescoes.- Biofilms of Thermophilic Bacilli Isolated from Dairy Processing Plants and Efficacy of Sanitizers.