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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446329503321

Titolo

Helicobacter pylori in the 21st century / / edited by Philip Sutton and  Hazel Mitchell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, c2010

ISBN

1-282-65782-8

9786612657825

1-84593-595-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Collana

Advances in molecular and cellular microbiology ; ; 17

Altri autori (Persone)

SuttonPhilip <1965->

MitchellHazel M <1949-> (Hazel Margory)

Disciplina

616.3/3014

Soggetti

Helicobacter pylori infections

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; PART I: PATHOLOGIES AND TREATMENT; 1 Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori Infection; 2 Helicobacter pylori Infection in Asia; 3 Gastric Adenocarcinoma; 4 Antimicrobial Resistance and Approaches to Treatment; 5 Extragastric Manifestations of Helicobacter pylori Infection; PART II: HOST RESPONSE; 6 Helicobacter pylori-induced Acquired Immunity and Immunoregulation; 7 Host Genetic Factors in Susceptibility and Resistance to Helicobacter pylori Pathogenesis; 8 Innate Immune Initiators and Effectors in Helicobacter pylori Infection; 9 Helicobacter pylori Vaccines

PART III: BACTERIAL MECHANISMS OF PATHOGENESIS10 Lipopolysaccharides of Helicobacter pylori: Importance in Gastric Adaptation and Pathogenesis; 11 Virulence Factors of Helicobacter pylori; 12 Helicobacter pylori Adhesion to the Gastric Surface; 13 Helicobacteromics - Genomics of a Highly Variable, Well-adapted and Persistent Pathogen; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Helicobacter pylori is a globally significant pathogen that infects half of the population of the world. Providing a broad overview of the understanding of this pathogen, this book explores a range of topics



including virulence factors, vaccine development and obstacles, epidemiology, antibiotic resistance and the role of Nod receptors.