Virulence mechanisms of bacterial pathogens / edited by James A. Roth [and others].

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Book
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English
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2nd ed.
Published/​Created
Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, ©1995.
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xvii, 366 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

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    Notes
    "This volume resulted from the International Symposium on Virulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens held in Ames, Iowa, June 6 to 8, 1994"--Acknowledgments.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Attachment and interaction of bacteria at respiratory mucosal surfaces / Diana R. Cundell and E. Tuomanen
    • Paradigms in bacterial entry into host cells / Michael K. Zierler and Jorge E. Galan
    • Mechanisms of mucosal colonization and penetration by bacterial pathogens / B. Brett Finlay and Annette Siebers
    • Resistance of bacteria to complement / Peter W. Taylor
    • Quorum sensing and virulence gene regulation in pseudomonas aeruginosa / Luciano Passador and Barbara H. Iglewski
    • Acquisition of iron and other nutrients in vivo / Eugene D. Weinberg
    • Role of mycobactrerial constituents in regulation of macrophage effector function / James L. Krahenbuhl
    • Microbial resistance to macrophage effector functions: strategies for evading microbicidal mechanisms and scavenging nutrients within mononuclear phagocytes / Andreas J. Baumler and Fred Heffron
    • Francisella tularensis, a model pathogen to study the interaction of facultative intracellular bacteria with phagocytic host cells / Anne H. Fortier, Carol A. Nacy, Tammy Polsinelli and Nirupama Bhatnagar
    • Bacterial superantigens in disease / Allen D. Sawitzke, Kevin L Knudtson and Barry C. Cole
    • Lipopolysaccharide and bacterial virulence / Richard A. Proctor, Loren C. Denlinger and Paul J. Bertics
    • Phylogenetic analyses of the RTX toxin family / Rodney A. Welch
    • Pore-forming toxins of gram-positive bacteria / Rodney K. Tweten
    • Bacterial ADP-ribosylating exotoxins / Kathleen M. Krueger and Joseph T. Barbieri
    • Ecology concepts in the control of pathogens / Kenneth H. Wilson
    • Enhancement of nonspecific resistance to bacterial infection by biological response modifiers / Charles J. Czuprynski
    • Vaccination strategies for mucosal pathogens / Suzanne M. Michalek, Noel K. Childers and Mark T. Dertzbaugh
    • Induction of cytokine formation by bacteria and their products / Anthony C. Allison and Elsie M. Eugui
    • The state and future of studies on bacterial pathogenicity / H. Smith.
    ISBN
    • 1555810853
    • 9781555810856
    LCCN
    95002190
    OCLC
    32018517
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