Table of Contents

Biofilm Development with an Emphasis on Bacillus subtilis.- Physiology of Microbes in Biofilms.- Environmental Influences on Biofilm Development.- Quorum Sensing and Microbial Biofilms.- Innate and Induced Resistance Mechanisms of Bacterial Biofilms.- Multidrug Tolerance of Biofilms and Persister Cells.- Biofilms on Central Venous Catheters: Is Eradication Possible?.- Role of Bacterial Biofilms in Urinary Tract Infections.- Shifting Paradigms in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Research.- Staphylococcal Biofilms.- Yersinia pestis Biofilm in the Flea Vector and Its Role in the Transmission of Plague.- Escherichia coli Biofilms.