PERIODONTAL BIOFILM

The field of microbiology has indeed come a long way from the very first observation of microbes by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek in 1663 to the science of the twenty-first century. The study of ‘microbial biofilms’ is however a relatively new discipline in the field of microbiology consolidated in the 1980s. Consequently there are only a handful of books on the topic. Moreover as the field of microbial biofilms encompasses both clinical and environmental microbiology the spectrum of topics that can be covered in this area is very diverse. The chapters dedicated to metagenomics proteomics and metabolomics analysis of microbial biofilms are intended to provide a simple and holistic view of current knowledge examples and applications of these cutting-edge technologies in the field of microbial biofilms. Overall the book has been tailored in a way such as to have an equal appeal to both researchers and clinicians.