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Wiley Gram Positive Pathogens 3rd Edition 2019 by Fischetti V. A.
Gram-positive bacteria, lacking an outer membrane and related secretory systems and having a thick peptidoglycan, have developed novel approaches to pathogenesis by acquiring (among others) a unique family of surface proteins, toxins, enzymes, and prophages. For the new edition, the editors have enhanced this fully researched compendium of Gram-positive bacterial pathogens by including new data generated using genomic sequencing as well as the latest knowledge on Gram-positive structure and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance and theories on the mechanisms of Gram-positive bacterial pathogenicity. This edition emphasizes streptococci, staphylococci, listeria, and spore-forming pathogens, with chapters written by many of the leading researchers in these areas. The chapters systematically dissect these organisms biologically, genetically, and immunologically, in an attempt to understand the strategies used by these bacteria to cause human disease._x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_"This textbook comprises a superb collection of scientific knowledge making it a must-read for any graduate student, medical doctor, or investigator studying these gram-positive bacteria and inspiring future imaginations of biological knowledge." - William R. Jacobs, Jr., PhD, Professor Microbiology & Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine_x000D_ Table of contents :- DedicationContributorsPreface About the EditorsSection 1: The Gram-Positive Cell WallVincent A. Fischetti1 The Gram-Positive Cell WallManfred Rohde2 Surface Proteins on Gram-Positive BacteriaVincent A. FischettiSection 2: The StreptococcusVincent A. Fischetti and Joseph J. FerrettiGroup A Streptococci3 Intracellular Invasion by Streptococcus pyogenes: Invasins, Host Receptors, and Relevance to Human DiseaseBeinan Wang and P. Patrick Cleary4 Capsular Polysaccharide of Group A StreptococciMichael Wessels5 Toxins and Superantigens of Group A StreptococciBlake A. Shannon, John K. McCormick, and Patrick M. Schlievert6 Genetics of Group A StreptococciKyu Hong Cho, Gary Port, and Michael Caparon7 Molecular Mimicry, Autoimmunity, and Infection: The Cross-Reactive Antigens of Group A Streptococci and Their SequelaeMadeline W. Cunningham8 Extracellular Matrix Interactions with Gram-Positive PathogensSven Hammerschmidt, Manfred Rohde, and Klaus T. Preissner9 Streptococcus-Mediated Host Cell SignalingVijay Pancholi10 Vaccine Approaches to Protect Against Group A Streptococcal PharyngitisVincent Fischetti11 The Bacteriophages of Group A StreptococciW. Michael McShan12 Molecular Epidemiology, Ecology, and Evolution of Group A StreptococciDebra E. Bessen, Pierre R. Smeesters, and Bernard W. BeallGroup B Streptococci13 Surface Structures of Group B Streptococci Important to Human ImmunityLawrence Paoletti and Dennis Kasper14 Epidemiology of Group B Streptococcal InfectionsVanessa N. Raabe and Andi L. ShaneGroup C and G Streptococci15 Genetics and Pathogenicity Factors of Group C and G StreptococciHorst Malke16 Pathogenicity Factors in Group C and G StreptococciClaire E. Turner, Laura Bubba, and Androulla Efstratiou17 Infections Caused by Group C and G Streptococcus (Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis and Others): Epidemiological and Clinical AspectsGio BaraccoStreptococcus pneumoniae18 The Cell Wall of Streptococcus pneumoniaeWaldemar Vollmer, Orietta Massidda, and Alexander Tomasz19 Streptococcus pneumoniae Capsular PolysaccharideJames Paton and Judy Morona20 Streptococcus pneumoniae: Invasion and InflammationAllister J. Loughran, Carlos J. Orihuela, and Elaine I. Tuomanen21 Phase Variation of Streptococcus pneumoniaeJing Li and Jing-Ren Zhang22 Genetics of Streptococcus pneumoniaeFrancesco Santoro, Francesco Iannelli, and Gianni Pozzi23 Pneumococcal VaccinesDavid E. Briles, James C. Paton, Reshmi Mukerji, Edward Swiatlo, and Marilyn J. CrainEnterococci24 Pathogenicity of EnterococciElizabeth M. Selleck, Daria Van Tyne, and Michael S. Gilmore25 Enterococcal GeneticsKeith E. WeaverOral Streptococci26 Biology of Oral StreptococciJ. Abranches, L. Zeng, J. K. Kajfasz, S. R. Palmer, B. Chakraborty, Z. T. Wen, V. P. Richards, L. J. Brady, and J. A. Lemos27 The Biology of Streptococcus mutansJ. A. Lemos28 Genetics of Sanguinis-Group Streptococci in Health and DiseaseAngela Nobbs and Jens KrethLactococci29 Genetics of LactococciPhilippe Gaudu, Yuji Yamamoto, Peter Ruhdal Jensen, Karin Hammer, Delphine Lechardeur, and Alexandra GrussSection 3: The StaphylococcusRichard P. Novick30 The Evolving GenomeJodi Lindsay31 Plasmids and Transposable and Integrative ElementsNeville Firth, Slade O. Jensen, Stephen M. Kwong, Ronald A. Skurray, and Joshua P. Ramsay32 Temperate Phages of Staphylococcus aureusHanne Ingmer, David Gerlach, and Christine Wolz33 Pathogenicity Islands and Their Role in Staphylococcal BiologyRichard Novick34 Respiration and Small Colony Variants of Staphylococcus aureusRichard Proctor35 Noncoding RNAEmma Desgranges, Stefano Marzi, Karen Moreau, Pascale Romby, and Isabelle Caldelari36 The Staphylococcal Cell WallRita Sobral and Alexander Tomasz37 Staphylococcal Protein Secretion and Envelope AssemblyOlaf Schneewind and Dominique M. Miss