Microbial Biofilms: Current Research and Future Trendsis divided into three sections: Microbial adhesion/biofilms in medical settings; Microbial adhesion/biofilms in agriculture; and microbial adhesion/ biofilm in environment and industry. In the first section the adhesion and biofilm formation by pathogenic microbes on tissue and on indwelling medical devices is described and reviewed. Key aspects covered include the biofilm related human infections, microbial communication during biofilm mode of growth, host defense and antimicrobial resistance, host-response to microbial biofilms, single and multi-species biofilm infections, biofilms study models, modification of medical devices, control of microbial biofilms. In the second section the biofilms of agriculturally important microbes and environmental friendly microbes is described and reviewed. Key aspects covered include the biofilm formation on plants, in soil, and in aquatic environment. The last section of this book provides up-to-date review of the latest scientific research on microbial adhesion and biofilm formation in the environment and in industries. Key aspects covered include the biofilm formation in environment and utilization of adherent microbial community in environmental pollution control. Few chapters covered biofilms in food industry and factors affecting the biofilms growth and control strategy. Provides an overview of the growth, structure, cell-to-cell interactions, and control/dispersal of bacterial and fungal of in vitro and in vivo biofilmsProvides an overview of the microbial adhesion, biofilm formation and structures of single-species and multi-species biofilms on human tissues/medical devices, agriculture, environment and chemical industriesIncludes chapters on microbial biofilms of pathogenic microbes on human tissues or on medical indwelling devicesOutlines recent developments in microbial biofilms research and strategies to combat pathogenic microbes biofilmsCovers factors affecting microbial biofilm adhesion and formation | New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering by Mukesh Kumar Yadav, Paperback | Indigo Chapters