Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Endophytes: Potential Source of Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Agents
(Noor Muhammad, Iram Liaqat and Nadya Columbus – Microbiology Lab, Department of Zoology, GC University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan)
Chapter 2. The Complexity of the Dynamic Oral Microbiome and Biofilms in Oral Cavity with their Management
(Jeffrey Jeffrey and Vinna Kurniawati Sugiaman – Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Jenderal Achmad Yani University, Jawa Barat, Indonesia, et al.)
Chapter 3. Development of Marine Biofilms by Coccoid Cyanobacteria
(R. Teixeira-Santos, L. C. Gomes and F. J. Mergulhão – LEPABE – Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal)
Chapter 4. Microbial Biofilm: Serious Threat to Human Health
(Aisha Waheed Qurashi, Beenish Sarfraz, Iram Liaqat, Mehwish Faheem and Sumaira Mazhar – Department of Biology, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan, et al.)
Chapter 5. Unravelling Strategies to Harness the Potential of Microbial Biofilms in Improving Agriculture and Environmental Settings
(Sumaira Mazhar, Beenish Sarfraz, Iram Liaqat and Aisha Waheed Qurashi – Department of Biology Lahore Garrison University, Pakistan, et al.)
Chapter 6. Natural Terpenoids as a Valuable Resource of Selective Health-Beneficial Biofilm Promoters
(Elena Cartagena, Mario Eduardo Arena, María Cecilia Verni and Alicia Bardón – Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina, et al.)
Chapter 7. Honey Potential as Antibacterial, Antibiofilm, Antiquorum Sensing and Biofilm Dispersal Agent against Pathogenic Bacteria
(Iram Liaqat, Babar Gulab and Nauman Aftab – Microbiology Lab, Department of Zoology, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan, et al.)
Chapter 8. Potential Efficacy of A. cerana and A. dorsata Honey in Controlling Monospecies Bacterial Biofilm
(Iram Liaqat, Sabiha Khanam, Aisha Waheed Qureshi and Sumaira Mazhar – Microbiology Lab, Department of Zoology, GC University, Lahore, et al.)
Index