Helicobacter pylori in the 21st century / edited by Philip Sutton and Hazel Mitchell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sutton, Philip, 1965-

Mitchell, Hazel M. (Hazel Margory), 1949-

Series:

Advances in molecular and cellular microbiology ; 17.

Advances in molecular and cellular microbiology ; 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Helicobacter pylori infections.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Helicobacter pylori in the twenty-first century

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Helicobacter pylori is a globally significant pathogen that infects half of the population of the world. Providing a broad overview of the understanding of this pathogen, this book explores a range of topics including virulence factors, vaccine development and obstacles, epidemiology, antibiotic resistance and the role of Nod receptors.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; PART I: PATHOLOGIES AND TREATMENT; 1 Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori Infection; 2 Helicobacter pylori Infection in Asia; 3 Gastric Adenocarcinoma; 4 Antimicrobial Resistance and Approaches to Treatment; 5 Extragastric Manifestations of Helicobacter pylori Infection; PART II: HOST RESPONSE; 6 Helicobacter pylori-induced Acquired Immunity and Immunoregulation; 7 Host Genetic Factors in Susceptibility and Resistance to Helicobacter pylori Pathogenesis; 8 Innate Immune Initiators and Effectors in Helicobacter pylori Infection; 9 Helicobacter pylori Vaccines

PART III: BACTERIAL MECHANISMS OF PATHOGENESIS10 Lipopolysaccharides of Helicobacter pylori: Importance in Gastric Adaptation and Pathogenesis; 11 Virulence Factors of Helicobacter pylori; 12 Helicobacter pylori Adhesion to the Gastric Surface; 13 Helicobacteromics - Genomics of a Highly Variable, Well-adapted and Persistent Pathogen; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-65782-8

9786612657825

1-84593-595-0

OCLC:

651600935