Beth A. McCormick (ed.)

Bacterial-Epithelial Cell Cross-Talk

Herausgeber: McCormick, Beth. A

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Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive overview of bacterial-host interactions occurring at mucosal surfaces including gastrointestinal, respiratory, and urogenital tracts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. September 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 1124g
• ISBN-13: 9780521852449
• ISBN-10: 0521852447
• Artikelnr.: 22750587

Autorenporträt

Beth A. McCormick is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology at Harvard Medical School and the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Introduction to the Host and Bacterial Pathogens: 1. Overview of
the epithelial cell W. Vallen Graham and Jerrold R. Turner; 2. Evolution of
bacterial pathogens Anthony Maurelli; Part II. Bacterial Cell Biology and
Pathogenesis: 3. Bacterial secretion systems Helen J. Betts, Christopher M.
Bailey, Mark J. Pallen and Ian Henderson; 4. Pathogen-associated molecular
patterns and host detection Matam Vijay-Kumar and Andrew Gewirtz; 5.
Flagella regulation and its secretion system Glenn Young; 6. The role of
bacterial adhesion in bacterial pathogenesis Christof Hauck; 7. The role of
bacterial toxins in bacterial pathogenesis Joseph Barbieri; Part III. Host
Cell Signaling by Bacteria: 8. Host-mediated invasion Brit Winnen and
Wolf-Detrich Hardt; 9. NF- kB dependent pathways Bobby Cherayil; 10. NF- kB
independent pathways Beth A. McCormick and Randall J. Mrsny; Part IV.
Exploitation of Host Niches by Pathogenic Bacteria: Mechanisms and
Consequences: 11. Lung infections Marisa I. Gómez and Alice Prince; 12.
Interactions of Helicobacter pylori with the gastric mucosa D. Scott
Merrell; 13. Interactions of enteric bacteria with the intestinal mucosa
Samuel Tesfay, Donnie Edward Shifflett and Gail Hecht; 14. Uropathogenic
bacteria Luce Landraud, René Clément and Patrice Boquet.