Bacterial Pathogenesis: a Molecular Approach

Brenda A. Wilson, Abigail A. Salyers, Dixie D. Whitt, Malcolm E. Winkler

ISBN 10: 1555814182 / ISBN 13: 9781555814182

Editore: Amer Society for Microbiology, 2010

Good condition. 3rd edition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. Codice articolo J13O-00453

Riassunto:

Discover the strategies bacterial pathogens use to survive and multiply.

• Focuses on core principles based on the growing understanding of the underlying similarities among pathogens and their mechanisms of action, and is a recommended text for one-semester microbiology courses.
• Presents the latest research to help students explore the mechanisms by which bacterial pathogens cause infections in humans and animals.
• Includes new coverage of key findings on the mechanisms of bacterial secretion, toxins, and regulation.

 

 

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

Contenuti: Table of Contents 1. The Power of Bacteria 2. Skin and Mucosa: the First Lines of Defense against Bacterial Infections 3. The Innate Immune System: Always on Guard 4. The Second Line of Defense: Antibodies and Cytotoxic T Cells 5. The Normal Human Microbiota 6. Microbes and Disease: Establishing a Connection 7. Mechanisms of Genetic Modification and Exchange: Role in Pathogen Evolution 8. Identification of Virulence Factors: Measuring Infectivity and Virulence 9. Identification of Virulence Factors: Molecular Approaches for Bacterial Factors 10. Identification of Virulence Factors: Molecular Approaches for Host Factors 11. Bacterial Strategies for Evading or Surviving Host Defense Systems 12. Toxins and Other Toxic Virulence Factors 13. Delivery of Virulence Factors 14. Virulence Regulation 15. Antibiotics and Their Targets 16. How Bacteria Become Resistant to Antibiotics 17. Vaccination—an Underappreciated Component of the Modern Medical Armamentarium 18. The Gram-Positive Opportunistic Pathogens 19. The Gram-Negative Opportunistic Pathogens 20. Biosecurity: the Changing Roles of Microbiologists in an Age of Bioterrorism and Emerging Diseases

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Titolo: Bacterial Pathogenesis: a Molecular Approach
Casa editrice: Amer Society for Microbiology
Data di pubblicazione: 2010
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Good