Per Klemm

Fimbriae Adhesion, Genetics, Biogenesis, and Vaccines (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

The first book of its kind, Fimbriae brings together into one volume the state of the art of this very active field. Internationally recognized researchers give both a horizontal and lateral approach to fimbriology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. November 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000141610
• Artikelnr.: 60476052

Autorenporträt

Per Klemm, Ph.D., D.Sc., is Professor at the Department of Microbiology, Technical University of Denmark, located outside Copenhagen. Dr. Klemm graduated in 1976 from the University of Copenhagen, with a M.Sc. degree in biochemistry, and he obtained his Ph.D. in 1979. In 1986, he received a D.Sc. degree from the University of Copenhagen. After doing post-doctoral work at the Department of Biochemical Genetics, University of Copenhagen, and at the Max-Planck Institute for Immunobiology in Freiburg, Germany, he was appointed an Assistant Professor of Microbiology at the Technical University of Denmark in 1982. He became Associate Professor of Microbiology in 1983 and Professor in 1988. Dr. Klemm has been the recipient of research grants from the Danish Research Councils, The Carlsberg Foundation, and the World Health Organization. He has published more than 50 research papers and reviews and has presented numerous invited lectures at international meetings and universities. His current major research interests include molecular biology of fimbriae and vaccine development.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: A Historical Perspective /James P. Duguid and David C. Old.
Chapter 1
Type 1 Fimbriae of Escherichia coli /Per Klemm and Karen Angeliki Krogfelt
Chapter 2
S and F1C Fimbriae /Jorg Hacker and Joachim Morschhauser
Chapter 3
Structure, Function, and Biogenesis of Escherichia coli P Pili /Meta J. Kuehn, David Haslam, Staffan Normark, and Scott J. Hultgren
Chapter 4
Fimbriae of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli /Frits K. de Graaf and Wim Gaastra
Chapter 5
Nonfimbrial Adhesins of Escherichia coli /M Alexander Schmidt
Chapter 6
Type 3 Fimbriae of the Enterobacteriaceae /Steven Clegg, Timo K. Korhonen, Douglas B. Homick, and Ann
Mari Tarkkanen
Chapter 7
Salmonella Fimbriae /Steven Clegg and Dana L. Swenson
Chapter 8
Bordetella pertussis Fimbriae /Frits R. Mooi
Chapter 9
Type 4 Fimbriae /Jan M. Tennent and John S. Mattick
Chapter 10
Pili (Fimbriae) of Neisseria gonorrhoeae /John K. Davies, J. Michael Koomey, and H. Steven Seifert
Chapter 11
Fimbriae of Vibrio cholerae /Melissa R. Kaufman and Ronald K. Taylor
Chapter 12
Regulation of E. coli Fimbrial Expression /Bernt Eric Uhlin
Chapter 13
Fimbrial Operons and Evolution /Johannes G. Kusters and Wim Gaastra
Chapter 14
Bacteria
Extracellular Matrix Interactions /David L. Hasty, Harry SCourtney, Evgeni V. Sokurenko, and Itzhak Ofek
Chapter 15
The Role of Interactions Between Fimbriae and the Intestinal Mucus Layer in Bacterial Colonization and Enteric Pathogenesis /Paul S. Cohen and David C. Laux
Chapter 16
An Ecological Perspective of Fimbrial Function in the Porcine Digestive Tract /Patricia L. Conway and Lena Blomberg
Chapter 17
Fimbriae and Disease /Catharina Svanborg, Frits Orskov, and Ida Qrskov
Chapter 18
Fimbrial Vaccines /Myron M Levine, Jorge A. Giron, and Fernando R. Noriega
Chapter 19
Chimeric Fimbrial Vaccines /Lars Pallesen and Per Klemm
Index.