E. coli : Shiga toxin methods and protocols / edited by Dana Philpott and Frank Ebel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Philpott, Dana.

Ebel, Frank

Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Series:

Methods in molecular medicine ; 73.

Methods in molecular medicine ; 73

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Escherichia coli infections--Laboratory manuals.

Escherichia coli infections.

Escherichia coli infections in animals--Laboratory manuals.

Escherichia coli infections in animals.

Verocytotoxins--Laboratory manuals.

Verocytotoxins.

Escherichia coli Infections--pathology.

Shiga Toxin--analysis.

Medical Subjects:

Escherichia coli Infections--pathology.

Shiga Toxin--analysis.

Genre:

Laboratory manuals.

Physical Description:

xi, 349 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2003]

Summary:

A multidisciplinary panel of leading experimentalists details the key protocols for the diagnosis and study of the pathogenesis of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and its isolated cytotoxin (Stx). Described in step-by-step detail, these readily reproducible techniques range from those for the diagnosis and detection of STEC bacteria in patient and animal samples, to those for studying the cellular microbiology of STEC infections, especially host-pathogen interactions and the hemolysin of STEC. There are also protocols for studying the details of Shiga toxin (Stx) biology-from the purification of the toxin to the effects of Stx on various host cell functions-and for exploring STEC-mediated disease in various animal models.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

0896039390

OCLC:

50003274