Virulence Mechanisms Of Bacterial Pathogens by Kim A Brogden , American Society for Microbiology

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American Society for Microbiology Virulence Mechanisms Of Bacterial Pathogens by Kim A Brogden

A ground-breaking overview of how bacterial pathogens cause disease._x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Explains the wide variety of mechanisms used by bacterial pathogens and summarizes proven strategies for overcoming them. _x000D_Reviews the pathogenesis of bacterial diseases and mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions for non-specialists and advanced students in the fields of bacteriology and immunology. _x000D_Provides an essential source of the latest information on the mechanisms of bacterial pathogens and also serves as a textbook for graduate courses on bacterial pathogenesis. _x000D_Serves as a resource for specialists in bacterial pathogenicity, such as molecular biologists, physician scientists, dental scientists, veterinarians, molecular biologists, industry researchers, and technicians._x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_This title is published by the American Society of Microbiology Press and distributed by Taylor and Francis in rest of world territories._x000D_ _x000D_ Table of Contents_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ I. Virulence Genes_x000D_ _x000D_ Section Editors: F. Chris Minion and Nancy Cornick_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 1. Type III Secretory Proteins in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Hiromi Sato and Dara W. Frank_x000D_ _x000D_ 2. Identification and Characterization of Small Noncoding RNAs in Bacterial Pathogens, Jonathan Livny and Matthew Waldor_x000D_ _x000D_ 3. Pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Michelle H. Larsen, Dee N. Dao, Anthony D. Baughn, Kripa Jalapthy, and William R. Jacobs, Jr._x000D_ _x000D_ 4. Integration of Capsular Polysaccharide Biosynthesis with Metabolic and Virulence Pathways in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Janet Yother_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ II. Microbial Interactions in Health and Disease_x000D_ _x000D_ Section Editor: Thaddeus B. Stanton_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 5. The Role of Bacteriophage in Group A Streptococcal Pathogenesis, Vincent A. Fischetti_x000D_ _x000D_ 6. Regulatory Networks in Pathogenic Bacteria: Lessons from Cell-Cell Communication in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Martin Schuster and E. P. Greenberg_x000D_ _x000D_ 7. Coaggregation and Distance-Critical Communication, Paul E. Kolenbrander, Nicholas S. Jakubovics, Natalia I. Chalmers, and Gilad Bachrach_x000D_ _x000D_ 8. Commensal Bacteria in Health and Disease, Harry J. Flint, Petra Louis, Karen P. Scott, and Sylvia H. Duncan_x000D_ _x000D_ 9. Free-Living and Host-Associated Protozoa as Training Camps for Intracellular Pathogens, Steve A. Carlson, Sharon K. Franklin, and Mark A. Rasmussen_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ III. Bacterial Attachment, Invasion, and Colonization_x000D_ _x000D_ Section Editor: Qijing Zhang_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 10. Mycoplasma pneumoniae Attachment and Colonization of the Respiratory Mucosa, Duncan C. Krause, Jarrat L. Jordan, How-Yi Chang, Hyun Kyung Park, and Thomas M. Krunkosky_x000D_ _x000D_ 11. Gender Differences in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Pathogenesis, Jennifer L. Edwards_x000D_ _x000D_ 12. Escherichia coli at the Intestinal Mucosal Surface, Tyrrell Conway and Paul S. Cohen_x000D_ _x000D_ 13. The Role of Flagella in Campylobacter Virulence, Patricia Guerry_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ IV. Bacterial Effects on Host Cells_x000D_ _x000D_ Section Editor: Lisa Nolan_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 14. Role of the Type III Protein Secretion System in Bacterial Infection of Plants, Sheng Yang He_x000D_ _x000D_ 15. Type IV Secretion Systems and Their Role in Eliciting Host Responses to Infection, Christelle M. Roux and Renee M. Tsolis_x000D_ _x000D_ 16. Shiga Toxins (Stxs): Multifaceted Pathogenicity Determinants, Angela R. Melton-Celsa, C. M. Robinson, M. J. Smith, and A. D. O'Brien_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ V. Innate and Adaptive Resistance to Pathogens_x000D_ _x000D_ Section Editor: Michael J. Wannemuehler_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 17. Role of Pattern Recognition Receptors in Modulating Intestinal Immune Responses and Potential Therapeutic Implications for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Elke Cario and Daniel K. Podolsky_x000D_ _x000D_ 18. Effect of Defensins on Susceptibility to Infection at the Mucosal Surface, Janet M. Guthmiller and Sophie Joly_x000D_ _x000D_ 19. Antimicrobial Peptides as Mucosal Adjuvants, Lindsey Pingel, Xiaoying Lu, and Kim A. Brogden_x000D_ _x000D_ 20. Induction of Host Immune Responses Using Salmonella-Vectored Vaccines, Roy Curtiss III, Xin Zhang, Soo-Young Wanda, Ho Young Kang, Vjollca Konjufca, Yuhua Li, Bronwyn Gunn, Shifeng Wang, Giorgio Scarpellini, and In Soo Lee_x000D_ _x000D_ 21. Dynamics of the CD8 T-Cell Response Revealed by Listeria monocytogenes Infection, John T. Harty_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ VI. Concluding Perspective_x000D_ _x000D_ Section Editor: Kim A. Brogden_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 22. Studies on Bacterial Pathogenicity since 1950 and Their Future, Harry Smith_x000D_