Buch, Englisch, 273 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 261 mm, Gewicht: 972 g
Buch, Englisch, 273 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 261 mm, Gewicht: 972 g
ISBN: 978-1-55581-301-7
Verlag: ASM Press
Explores developments in the understanding of the molecular basis of bacterial infectious diseases. • Offers a convenient review of current research that will engage instructors, students, and professionals in the fields of bacterial pathogenesis and infectious diseases. • Provides a foundation for understanding the molecular interactions required for infection to occur. • Addresses diverse topics, including host receptors of bacterial origin, sortase pathways in gram-positive bacteria, and bacterial secretion machinery. • Incorporates illustrations that emphasize general concepts related to each disease profiled, as well as concepts concerning the infectious agent causing it.
This title is published by the American Society for Microbiology Press and distributed by Taylor and Francis in rest of world territories.
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Table of Contents
1. Regulation of Bacterial Transcription by Anit-Sigma Factors, Elizabeth A. Campbell and Seth A. Darst
2. Two-Component Signal Transduction and Chemotaxis, Jodi B. Lubetsky and Ann M. Stock
3. Sugar Recognition and Bacterial Attachment, Craig L. Smith, Karen Dodson, Gabriel Waksman, and Scott J. Hultgren
4. Host Receptors of Bacterial Origin, Calvin K. Yip, Cecilia P. C. Chiu, and Natalie C. J. Strynadka
5. The Chaperone-Usher Pathway of Pilus Fiber Biogenesis, Frederic G. Sauer, Scott J. Hultgren, and Gaberiel Waksman
6. Structure and Assembly of Type IV Pilins, Katrina T. Forest
7. Sortase Pathways in Gram-Positive Bacteria, Kevin M. Connolly and Robert T. Clubb
8. Structural Determinants of Haemophilus influenzae Adherence to Host Epithelia: Variations on Type V Secretion, Neeraj K. Surana, Shane E. Cotter, Hye-Jeong Yeo, Gabriel Waksman, and Joseph W. St. Geme III
9. Type III Secretion Machinery and Effectors, C. Erec Stebbins
10. Type IV Secretion Machinery, Gunnar Schroder, Savvas N. Savvides, Gabriel Waksman, and Erich Lanka
11. Injectosomes in Gram-Positive Bacteria, Rodney K. Tweten and Michael Caparon
12. Toll/Interleukin-1 Receptors and Innate Immunity, Liang Tong
