Campylobacter ecology and evolution / / edited by Samuel K. Sheppard ; associate editor, Guillaume Méric |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Norfolk, England : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.0145 |
Soggetto topico |
Campylobacter
Campylobacter - Ecology Campylobacter - Evolution |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-908230-98-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Current books of interest; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part I: Mechanisms of Evolution; 1: A Candidate Hopeful Monster in the Genus Campylobacter; Introduction; Hybridization by horizontal gene transfer; 2: Learning About Recombination in Campylobacter; Introduction; Estimating recombination from population data; Estimating recombination from closely related isolates; Discussion; 3: Within-host Evolution of Campylobacter jejuni; Introduction; Phenotypic changes of Campylobacter jejuni after host passage; Genotypic changes of Campylobacter jejuni during host passage; Conclusions
Future studies4: Concerted Evolution in Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli; Concerted evolution; Duplicated genes in Campylobacter; Unresolved questions; 5: Genome and Transcriptome Evolution in the Genus Campylobacter; Introduction; Characteristics of Campylobacter genome sequences; Transcriptome evolution in the genus Campylobacter; Conclusions; 6: Repetitive DNA: A Major Source of Genetic Diversity in Campylobacter Populations?; Introduction; Types, prevalence and mutability of SSRs in Campylobacter genomes; Variation in SSRs has functionally important phenotypic effects Combinatorial consequences of multiple phase-variable genesInfluence of mutational, selective and population forces on the diversity of phase-variable genotypes; Modelling phase-variable genes and selection for mutational rates; Experimental issues connected with phase variation; Summary; Future perspectives; Part II: Adaptations to Host Colonization; 7: Campylobacter Strategies for Colonizing the Host Gastrointestinal Tract; Introduction; Carbon sources utilized by Campylobacter to support growth in vivo; Mucins and the mucous layer; Conclusions and future trends 8: The Intricate Relationship Between Campylobacter and MucusThe stucture and function of intestinal mucus; The ecology of C. jejuni in intestinal mucus; Mucus as a source of glycans; Campylobacter jejuni commensalism in chickens; Conclusions and future directions; 9: Campylobacter Association with the Human Host; Introduction; Adhesion, invasion and translocation; Bacterial factors influencing adhesion and invasion of C. jejuni; Do all campylobacters invade to the same extent?; Conclusion; 10: Siderophore-mediated Iron Acquisition for Campylobacter Infection; Introduction Iron sources in the intestine: an ecological viewEnterobactin-mediated iron acquisition; Salmochelin-mediated iron acquisition; Hydroxamate siderophore-mediated iron acquisition; Conclusion and future directions; 11: Genetic Mechanisms Involved in Campylobacter jejuni Survival Under Oxidative Stress Conditions; The C. jejuni survival conundrum; Oxidative stress overview; C. jejuni mechanisms for countering oxidative stress; Oxidative stress regulation in C. jejuni; Discussion and future perspectives; 12: Oxidative Stress Survival During Campylobacter Transmission and Infection Campylobacter jejuni transmission and aerotolerance |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465054303321 |
Norfolk, England : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Campylobacter ecology and evolution / / edited by Samuel K. Sheppard ; associate editor, Guillaume Méric |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Norfolk, England : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.0145 |
Soggetto topico |
Campylobacter
Campylobacter - Ecology Campylobacter - Evolution |
ISBN | 1-908230-98-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Current books of interest; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part I: Mechanisms of Evolution; 1: A Candidate Hopeful Monster in the Genus Campylobacter; Introduction; Hybridization by horizontal gene transfer; 2: Learning About Recombination in Campylobacter; Introduction; Estimating recombination from population data; Estimating recombination from closely related isolates; Discussion; 3: Within-host Evolution of Campylobacter jejuni; Introduction; Phenotypic changes of Campylobacter jejuni after host passage; Genotypic changes of Campylobacter jejuni during host passage; Conclusions
Future studies4: Concerted Evolution in Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli; Concerted evolution; Duplicated genes in Campylobacter; Unresolved questions; 5: Genome and Transcriptome Evolution in the Genus Campylobacter; Introduction; Characteristics of Campylobacter genome sequences; Transcriptome evolution in the genus Campylobacter; Conclusions; 6: Repetitive DNA: A Major Source of Genetic Diversity in Campylobacter Populations?; Introduction; Types, prevalence and mutability of SSRs in Campylobacter genomes; Variation in SSRs has functionally important phenotypic effects Combinatorial consequences of multiple phase-variable genesInfluence of mutational, selective and population forces on the diversity of phase-variable genotypes; Modelling phase-variable genes and selection for mutational rates; Experimental issues connected with phase variation; Summary; Future perspectives; Part II: Adaptations to Host Colonization; 7: Campylobacter Strategies for Colonizing the Host Gastrointestinal Tract; Introduction; Carbon sources utilized by Campylobacter to support growth in vivo; Mucins and the mucous layer; Conclusions and future trends 8: The Intricate Relationship Between Campylobacter and MucusThe stucture and function of intestinal mucus; The ecology of C. jejuni in intestinal mucus; Mucus as a source of glycans; Campylobacter jejuni commensalism in chickens; Conclusions and future directions; 9: Campylobacter Association with the Human Host; Introduction; Adhesion, invasion and translocation; Bacterial factors influencing adhesion and invasion of C. jejuni; Do all campylobacters invade to the same extent?; Conclusion; 10: Siderophore-mediated Iron Acquisition for Campylobacter Infection; Introduction Iron sources in the intestine: an ecological viewEnterobactin-mediated iron acquisition; Salmochelin-mediated iron acquisition; Hydroxamate siderophore-mediated iron acquisition; Conclusion and future directions; 11: Genetic Mechanisms Involved in Campylobacter jejuni Survival Under Oxidative Stress Conditions; The C. jejuni survival conundrum; Oxidative stress overview; C. jejuni mechanisms for countering oxidative stress; Oxidative stress regulation in C. jejuni; Discussion and future perspectives; 12: Oxidative Stress Survival During Campylobacter Transmission and Infection Campylobacter jejuni transmission and aerotolerance |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789124303321 |
Norfolk, England : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Campylobacter ecology and evolution / / edited by Samuel K. Sheppard ; associate editor, Guillaume Méric |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Norfolk, England : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.0145 |
Soggetto topico |
Campylobacter
Campylobacter - Ecology Campylobacter - Evolution |
ISBN | 1-908230-98-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Current books of interest; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part I: Mechanisms of Evolution; 1: A Candidate Hopeful Monster in the Genus Campylobacter; Introduction; Hybridization by horizontal gene transfer; 2: Learning About Recombination in Campylobacter; Introduction; Estimating recombination from population data; Estimating recombination from closely related isolates; Discussion; 3: Within-host Evolution of Campylobacter jejuni; Introduction; Phenotypic changes of Campylobacter jejuni after host passage; Genotypic changes of Campylobacter jejuni during host passage; Conclusions
Future studies4: Concerted Evolution in Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli; Concerted evolution; Duplicated genes in Campylobacter; Unresolved questions; 5: Genome and Transcriptome Evolution in the Genus Campylobacter; Introduction; Characteristics of Campylobacter genome sequences; Transcriptome evolution in the genus Campylobacter; Conclusions; 6: Repetitive DNA: A Major Source of Genetic Diversity in Campylobacter Populations?; Introduction; Types, prevalence and mutability of SSRs in Campylobacter genomes; Variation in SSRs has functionally important phenotypic effects Combinatorial consequences of multiple phase-variable genesInfluence of mutational, selective and population forces on the diversity of phase-variable genotypes; Modelling phase-variable genes and selection for mutational rates; Experimental issues connected with phase variation; Summary; Future perspectives; Part II: Adaptations to Host Colonization; 7: Campylobacter Strategies for Colonizing the Host Gastrointestinal Tract; Introduction; Carbon sources utilized by Campylobacter to support growth in vivo; Mucins and the mucous layer; Conclusions and future trends 8: The Intricate Relationship Between Campylobacter and MucusThe stucture and function of intestinal mucus; The ecology of C. jejuni in intestinal mucus; Mucus as a source of glycans; Campylobacter jejuni commensalism in chickens; Conclusions and future directions; 9: Campylobacter Association with the Human Host; Introduction; Adhesion, invasion and translocation; Bacterial factors influencing adhesion and invasion of C. jejuni; Do all campylobacters invade to the same extent?; Conclusion; 10: Siderophore-mediated Iron Acquisition for Campylobacter Infection; Introduction Iron sources in the intestine: an ecological viewEnterobactin-mediated iron acquisition; Salmochelin-mediated iron acquisition; Hydroxamate siderophore-mediated iron acquisition; Conclusion and future directions; 11: Genetic Mechanisms Involved in Campylobacter jejuni Survival Under Oxidative Stress Conditions; The C. jejuni survival conundrum; Oxidative stress overview; C. jejuni mechanisms for countering oxidative stress; Oxidative stress regulation in C. jejuni; Discussion and future perspectives; 12: Oxidative Stress Survival During Campylobacter Transmission and Infection Campylobacter jejuni transmission and aerotolerance |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807839403321 |
Norfolk, England : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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