Genome Plasticity and Infectious Diseases - Rilegato

Hacker, Jörg; Dobrindt, Ulrich; Kurth, Reinhard

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1555817084 ISBN 13: 9781555817084

Casa editrice: ASM Press, 2012

Riassunto

Comprehensive examination of the current understanding of pathogen adaptation and microevolution.

• Introduces the rapidly evolving field of genome plasticity, presents the latest research findings, and explores the relevance of these findings to infection and infection control.
• Compiles and analyzes current investigations on the genome fluidity of pathogenic microbes.
• Explores bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites from the aspect of host genome plasticity and its impact on infection.

 

 

This title is published by the American Society of Microbiology Press and distributed by Taylor and Francis in rest of world territories.

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Recensione

“In the evolutionary race between microbes and humans, the microbes have long been declared the winner. This book is an authoritative survey of genome plasticity in a wide range of bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic pathogens.” James B. Kaper, Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Center for Vaccine Development, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Contenuti

Table of Contents Part I Bacterial Infections 1 Impact of Genome Plasticity on Adaptation of Escherichia coli during Urinary Bladder Colonization Ulrich Dobrindt, Jaroslaw Zdziarski, and Jörg Hacker 2 Genotypic Changes in Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli during Human Infection Alexander Mellmann, Martina Bielaszewska, and Helge Karch 3 Genomic Fluidity of the Human Gastric Pathogen Helicobacter pylori Niyaz Ahmed, Singamaneni Haritha Devi, Shivendra Tenguria, Mohammed Majid, Syed Asad Rahman, and Seyed E. Hasnain 4 Genome Structure and Variability in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Wilma Ziebuhr 5 Genome Plasticity in Legionella pneumophila and Legionella longbeachae: Impact on Host Cell Exploitation L. Gomez Valero, C. Rusniok, and C. Buchrieser 6 Genome Plasticity in Salmonella enterica and Its Relevance to Host-Pathogen Interactions Rosana B. Ferreira, Michelle M. Buckner, and B. Brett Finlay 7 Mechanisms of Genome Plasticity in Neisseria meningitidis: Fighting Change with Change Roland Schwarz, Biju Joseph, Matthias Frosch, and Christoph Schoen 8 Selfish Elements and Self-Defense in the Enterococci Kelli L. Palmer and Michael S. Gilmore Part II Viral Infections 9 Host-Driven Plasticity of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Genome Stephen Norley and Reinhard Kurth 10 Genome Plasticity of Influenza Viruses Silke Stertz and Peter Palese 11 Plasticity of the Hepatitis C Virus Genome Joerg Timm and Michael Roggendor 12 Genome Diversity and Host Interaction of Noroviruses Eckart Schreier 13 Genome Diversity and Evolution of Rotaviruses Jelle Matthijnssens and Ulrich Desselberger 14 Genome Plasticity of Papillomaviruses Hans-Ulrich Bernard 15 Genome Plasticity of Herpesviruses: Conservative yet Flexible Mirko Trilling, Vu Thuy Khanh Le, and Hartmut Hengel Part III Parasitic and Fungal Infections 16 Genome Diversity, Population Genetics, and Evolution of Malaria Parasites Xin-zhuan Su and Deirdre A. Joy 17 The Fundamental Contribution of Genome Hypervariability to the Success of a Eukaryotic Pathogen, Trypanosoma brucei J. David Barry 18 Genome Plasticity in Candida albicans Claude Pujol and David R. Soll 19 Genome Plasticity of Aspergillus Species Thorsten Heinekamp and Axel A. Brakhage Part IV Host Susceptibility 20 DNA Polymorphisms and Their Relevance for Infections with Human Cytomegalovirus and Aspergillus fumigatus Markus Mezger, Hermann Einsele, and Juergen Loeffler 21 Host Genetic Variation, Innate Immunity, and Susceptibility to Urinary Tract Infection Bryndís Ragnarsdķttir and Catharina Svanborg

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: ASM Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1555817084
• ISBN 13: 9781555817084
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 404
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile