Virulence mechanisms of bacterial pathogens / edited by Kim A. Brogden ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Brogden, Kim A.

Conference Name:

International Symposium on Virulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens (4th : 2006 : Ames, Iowa)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Virulence (Microbiology)--Congresses.

Virulence (Microbiology).

Pathogenic bacteria--Congresses.

Pathogenic bacteria.

Host-bacteria relationships--Congresses.

Host-bacteria relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (379 pages)

Edition:

4th edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Internationally recognized authorities explain the wide variety of mechanisms used by bacterial pathogens to cause disease, and then summarize proven strategies for overcoming bacterial virulence mechanisms.

Contents:

Type III secretory proteins in pseudomonas aeruginosa / Hiromi Sato and Dara W. Frank

Identification and characterization of small noncoding RNAs in bacterial pathogens / Jonathan Livny and Matthew Waldor

Pathogenesis of mycobacterium tuberculosis / Michelle H. Larsen ... [et al.]

Integration of capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis with metabolic and virulence pathways in streptococcus pneumoniae / Janet Yother

The role of bacteriophage in group A streptococcal pathogenesis / Vincent A. Fischetti

Regulatory networks in pathogenic bacteria : lessons from cell-cell communication in pseudomonas aeruginosa / Martin Schuster and E.P. Greenberg

Coaggregation and distance-critical communication / Paul E. Kolenbrander ... [et al.]

Commensal bacteria in health and disease / Harry J. Flint ... [et al.]

Free-living and host-associated protozoa as training camps for intracellular pathogens / Steve A. Carlson, Sharon K. Franklin, and Mark A. Rasmussen

Mycoplasma pneumoniae attachment and colonization of the respiratory mucosa / Duncan C. Krause ... [et al.]

Gender differences in neisseria gonorrhoeae pathogenesis / Jennifer L. Edwards

Escherichia coli at the intestinal mucosal surface / Tyrrell Conway and Paul S. Cohen

The role of flagella in campylobacter virulence / Patricia Guerry

Role of the type III protein secretion system in bacterial infection of plants / Sheng Yang He

Type IV secretion systems and their role in eliciting host responses to infection / Christelle M. Roux and Renée M. Tsolis

Shiga toxins (stxs) : multifaceted pathogenicity determinants / Angela R. Melton-Celsa ... [et al.]

Role of pattern recognition receptors in modulating intestinal immune responses and potential therapeutic implications for inflammatory bowel diseases / Elke Cario and Daniel K. Podolsky

Effect of defensins on susceptibility to infection at the mucosal surface / Janet M. Guthmiller and Sophie Joly

Antimicrobial peptides as mucosal adjuvants / Lindsey C. Pingel, Xiaoying Lu, and Kim A. Brogden

Induction of host immune responses using salmonella-vectored vaccines / Roy Curtiss III ... [et al.]

Dynamics of the CD8 T-cell response revealed by listeria monocytogenes infection / John T. Harty

Studies on bacterial pathogenicity since 1950 and their future / Harry Smith.

Notes:

"Based on the fourth International Symposium held at the Scheman Conference Center, Iowa State University, Ames, on September 6-8, 2006"--Pref.

Previously catalogued under title.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-68367-419-7

1-283-03414-X

9786613034144

1-55581-585-5

OCLC:

609853099