Virulence mechanisms of bacterial pathogens / / edited by Kim A. Brogden ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : ASM Press, c2007
• Edizione: 4th edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (379 pages)
• Disciplina: 616.9201
• Soggetto topico: Virulence (Microbiology); Pathogenic bacteria; Host-bacteria relationships
• Altri autori: BrogdenKim A
• Note generali: "Based on the fourth International Symposium held at the Scheman Conference Center, Iowa State University, Ames, on September 6-8, 2006"--Pref.; Previously catalogued under title.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Type III secretory proteins in pseudomonas aeruginosa / Hiromi Sato and Dara W. Frank -- Identification and characterization of small noncoding RNAs in bacterial pathogens / Jonathan Livny and Matthew Waldor -- Pathogenesis of mycobacterium tuberculosis / Michelle H. Larsen ... [et al.] -- Integration of capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis with metabolic and virulence pathways in streptococcus pneumoniae / Janet Yother -- The role of bacteriophage in group A streptococcal pathogenesis / Vincent A. Fischetti -- Regulatory networks in pathogenic bacteria : lessons from cell-cell communication in pseudomonas aeruginosa / Martin Schuster and E.P. Greenberg -- Coaggregation and distance-critical communication / Paul E. Kolenbrander ... [et al.] -- Commensal bacteria in health and disease / Harry J. Flint ... [et al.] -- Free-living and host-associated protozoa as training camps for intracellular pathogens / Steve A. Carlson, Sharon K. Franklin, and Mark A. Rasmussen -- Mycoplasma pneumoniae attachment and colonization of the respiratory mucosa / Duncan C. Krause ... [et al.] -- Gender differences in neisseria gonorrhoeae pathogenesis / Jennifer L. Edwards -- Escherichia coli at the intestinal mucosal surface / Tyrrell Conway and Paul S. Cohen -- ; The role of flagella in campylobacter virulence / Patricia Guerry -- Role of the type III protein secretion system in bacterial infection of plants / Sheng Yang He -- Type IV secretion systems and their role in eliciting host responses to infection / Christelle M. Roux and Renée M. Tsolis -- Shiga toxins (stxs) : multifaceted pathogenicity determinants / Angela R. Melton-Celsa ... [et al.] -- Role of pattern recognition receptors in modulating intestinal immune responses and potential therapeutic implications for inflammatory bowel diseases / Elke Cario and Daniel K. Podolsky -- Effect of defensins on susceptibility to infection at the mucosal surface / Janet M. Guthmiller and Sophie Joly -- Antimicrobial peptides as mucosal adjuvants / Lindsey C. Pingel, Xiaoying Lu, and Kim A. Brogden -- Induction of host immune responses using salmonella-vectored vaccines / Roy Curtiss III ... [et al.] -- Dynamics of the CD8 T-cell response revealed by listeria monocytogenes infection / John T. Harty -- Studies on bacterial pathogenicity since 1950 and their future / Harry Smith.
• Sommario/riassunto: Internationally recognized authorities explain the wide variety of mechanisms used by bacterial pathogens to cause disease, and then summarize proven strategies for overcoming bacterial virulence mechanisms.
• Titolo autorizzato: Virulence mechanisms of bacterial pathogens
• ISBN: 1-68367-419-7; 1-283-03414-X; 9786613034144; 1-55581-585-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910876839103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II