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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811997303321

Titolo

Adhesion and microorganism pathogenicity [[electronic resource] /] / [editors : Katherine Elliott, Maeve O'Connor and Julie Whelan]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Pitman Medical

Summit, N.J., : Distributed in North America by CIBA Pharmaceutical, 1981

ISBN

1-280-78397-4

9786613694362

0-470-72063-8

0-470-71831-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (358 p.)

Collana

Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 80

Altri autori (Persone)

ElliottKatherine

O'ConnorMaeve

WhelanJulie

Disciplina

576.118

576/.118

Soggetti

Adhesion

Bacteria - Pathogenesis

Viruses - Pathogenesis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Symposium on Adhesion and microorganism pathogenicity held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 13-15 May 1980"--Contents page.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Adhesion and microorganism pathogenicity; Contents; Introduction; Attachment of mycoplasmas to inert surfaces; Discussion; Adhesion properties of Entamoeba histolytica; Discussion; Mechanisms of association of bacteria with mucosal surfaces; Discussion; The mechanism of entry of viruses into plant protoplasts; Discussion; Models for studying the adhesion of enterobacteria to the mucosa of the human intestinal tract; Discussion; Short communication; An in vivo model for studying adherence of intestinal pathogens; Discussion; Adhesion of mycoplasrnas to eukaryotic cells; Discussion

Bacterial adherence to cell surface sugarsDiscussion; Adhesion of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in humans and animals; Discussion; Adhesion of Escherichia coli in urinary tract infection; Discussion;



Adhesion of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and disease; Discussion; Invasion of erythrocytes by malaria merozoites: evidence for specific receptors involved in attachment and entry; Discussion; Plasmodial modifications of erythrocyte surfaces; Discussion; Interaction of chlamydiae with host cells and mucous surfaces; Discussion; General Discussion Glycolipids in receptor assays

Functions of surface glycoproteins of myxoviruses and paramyxoviruses and their inhibitionDiscussion; effect of inhibitors on glycoprotein biosynthesis and bacterial adhesion; Discussion; Sublethal concentrations of antibiotics and bacterial adhesion; Discussion; Final general discussion; Streptococcal adherence; Terminology; Receptors; Other factors affecting adhesion; Models; Clinical implications; Closing remarks; Index of contributors; Subject index