Oral microbiology and immunology / Richard J. Lamont, George N. Hajishengallis, Hyun (Michel) Koo, Howard F. Jenkinson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lamont, Richard J. 1961- editor.

Hajishengallis, George, editor.

Koo, Hyun (Professor of dental medicine), editor.

Jenkinson, Howard F., editor.

EBSCOhost.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mouth--Microbiology.

Mouth.

Mouth--Immunology.

Mouth Diseases--microbiology.

Mouth Diseases--immunology.

Mouth--microbiology.

Mouth--immunology.

Tooth Diseases--microbiology.

Tooth Diseases--immunology.

Immunology.

Medical Subjects:

Mouth Diseases--microbiology.

Mouth Diseases--immunology.

Mouth--microbiology.

Mouth--immunology.

Tooth Diseases--microbiology.

Tooth Diseases--immunology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

polychrome

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : ASM Press, [2019]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; About the Editors; SECTION I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF ORAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY; 1. General Microbiology; Introduction; Biological Classification Scheme; Bacterial Classification; Bacterial Architecture; Membranes; Cell Wall Peptidoglycan; Lipopolysaccharides; Lipoteichoic Acids; Other Important Components Produced by Bacteria; Capsule; Fimbriae and Pili; Fibrillar Layers; Flagella; Vesicles; Surface Layers; Endospores; Genetic Organization in Bacteria; The Bacterial Chromosome; Chromosome Replication in Bacteria; Gene Transfer in Bacteria

Bacterial Growth and NutritionGrowth; Nutrient Acquisition; Environmental Sensing; Secretion; Introduction to Fundamental Concepts in Oral Microbial Ecology; Microbial Biofilms; Microbial Cooperativity; Microbial Antagonism; Polymicrobial Communities; Ecology of the Oral Microbiota and Development of Oral Diseases; KEY POINTS; 2. The Immune System and Its Functions; Introduction-What Is Immunity?; Innate and Adaptive Immunity; BOX: Cells of the Immune System; Immune Recognition Mechanisms; Innate Immune Recognition: Pattern Recognition Receptors; Adaptive Immune Recognition: Antigen Receptors

Induction and Stages of the Immune ResponseTailored Immunity Requires Specialized Subsets of Immune Cells; Hallmark Properties of Immunity; Properties of Adaptive Immunity; Properties of Innate Immunity; KEY POINTS; FURTHER READING; 3. The Oral Environment; Introduction; Oral Diseases; General Features of the Oral Environment; Teeth; The Oral Soft Tissues (Periodontium, Oral Mucosa, and Tongue); Physical and Host Parameters Affecting Oral Microbial Colonization; Temperature; pH; Oxygen; Mechanical Abrasive Forces; Fluid Flow; Host Age; The Oral Microbiota

Tooth (Dental) Plaque: Early Determinants of Plaque FormationCalculus; The Mucosal Microbiota; Recent Concepts of Dental Biofilm Formation; Saliva and the Salivary Proteome; Saliva-Microbe Interactions; Clearance of Bacteria from the Oral Cavity: Agglutinins; Pellicle Adhesion Receptors; Antimicrobial Components in Saliva; Antiviral Components in Saliva; Saliva as a Source of Bacterial Nutrition; Gingival Crevicular Fluid; KEY POINTS; FURTHER READING; 4. Isolation, Classification, and Identification of Oral Bacteria; Introduction; Diversity of the Oral Microbiota

The Ribosomal 16S rRNA Gene and Bacterial Identification and Classification16S rRNA Genes and Phylogeny; Sampling Oral Bacteria and Recovery of Bacterial DNA from Samples; Identifying Oral Bacteria Using Molecular Techniques; PCR Detection; Quantitative PCR; DNA Hybridization Assays; Ribosomal 16S rRNA Gene Cloning and Sequence Analysis; Next-Generation Sequencing of 16S rRNA Genes; Metagenomic Sequence Analysis; Species and Strains of Oral Bacteria; Naming of Bacteria and Molecular Analysis; Direct Observation of Oral Bacteria; Cultivation of Oral Bacteria; Oxygen Requirements; Culture Media

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 19, 2019).

Other Format:

Print version: Oral microbiology and immunology

ISBN:

9781555819996

1555819990

Publisher Number:

99982253013

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.