| Contributors to Volume 336 | |
| Preface | |
| Volume in Series | |
| Developmental Processes in Biofilms | |
| Whole Genome DNA Microarray Expression Analysis of Biofilm Development by Vibrio cholerae Ol El Tor | p. 3 |
| Biofilm Formation as a Developmental Process | p. 19 |
| Signaling and Gene Expression in Biofilm | |
| Surface Sensing, Swarmer Cell Differentiation, and Biofilm Development | p. 29 |
| Acylated Homoserine Lactone Detection in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms by Radiolabel Assay | p. 41 |
| Genetic and Phenotypic Analysis of Multicellular Behavior in Salmonella typhimurium | p. 48 |
| Gene Transfer in Bacterial Biofilms | p. 60 |
| Conversion to Mucoidy in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infecting Cystic Fibrosis Patients | p. 60 |
| Subtractive Hybridization-Based Identification of Genes Uniquely Expressed or Hyperexpressed during Biofilm Growth | p. 76 |
| Biofilm-Induced Gene Expression and Gene Transfer | p. 84 |
| Directed Movement and Surface-Borne Motility of Myxococcus and Pseudomonas | p. 94 |
| A General Method to Identify Bacterial Genes Regulated by Cell-to-Cell Signaling | p. 102 |
| Genetic and Chemical Tools for Investigating Signaling Processes in Biofilms | p. 108 |
| In Situ Quantification of Gene Transfer Biofilms | p. 129 |
| Transcriptional Analysis of Genes Involved in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms | p. 144 |
| First Stages of Biofilm Formation: Characterization and Quantification of Bacterial Functions Involved in Colonization Process | p. 152 |
| Growth of Bacteriophage in Bacteria in Biofilms | |
| Phenotype Characterization of Genetically Defined Microorganisms and Growth of Bacteriophase in Biofilms | p. 163 |
| Biofilms of Staphylococci | |
| Methods for Studying Biofilms Produced by Staphylococcus epidermidis | p. 177 |
| Methods to Detect and Analyze Phenotypic Variation in Biofilm-Forming Staphylococci | p. 195 |
| In Vivo Models to Evaluate Adhesion and Biofilm Formation by Staphylococcus epidermidis | p. 206 |
| Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm Accumulation | p. 215 |
| In Vitro Methods to Study Staphylococcal Biofilm Formation | p. 239 |
| Efficient RNA Isolation Method for Analysis of Transcription in Sessile Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm Cultures | p. 255 |
| Metabolic Potential of Biofilms | |
| Assessment of Metabolic Potential of Biofilm-Associated Bacteria | p. 265 |
| Extracellular Polymers | |
| Characterization of Extracellular Citinolytic Activity in Biofilms | p. 279 |
| Isolation and Biochemical Characterization of Extracellular Polymeric Substances from Pseudomonas aeruginosa | p. 302 |
| Microbiological Aspects of Microbial Biofilm | |
| Approach to Analze Interactions of Microorganisms. Hydrophobic Substrates, and Soil Colloids Leading to Formation of Composite Biofilms, and to Study Initial Events in Microbiogeological Processes | p. 317 |
| Extracellular Polymers of Microbial Communities Colonizing Acient Limestone Monuments | p. 331 |
| Studying Phototrophic and Heterotrophic Microbial Communities on Stone Monuments | p. 340 |
| Identification of Archaea in Objects of Art by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Analysis and Shotgun Cloning | p. 356 |
| Probiotics | |
| Lactobacilli as Vehicles for Targeting Antigens to Mucusal Tissues by Surface Exposition of Foreign Antigens | p. 369 |
| A Dot-Blot Assay for Adhesive Components Relative to Probiotics | p. 389 |
| Understanding Urogenital Biofilms and Potential Impact of Probiotics | p. 403 |
| Surface Characterization and Adhesive Properties of Bifidobacteria | p. 411 |
| Author Index | p. 429 |
| Subject Index | p. 457 |
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