Gram-positive Pathogens

, by Fischetti, Vincent A.; Novick, Richard P.; Ferretti, Joseph J.; Portnoy, Daniel A.; Rood, Julian I.

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ISBN: 9781555813437 | 1555813437
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Copyright: 3/6/2006

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Dissects organisms biologicaly, genetically, & immunologically to provide clear understanding of strategies bacteria use to cause human disease.

Contributors

Preface

xiii

SECTION I THE GRAM-POSITIVE CELL WALL

(26)

Vincent A. Fischetti

Ultrastructure of Gram-Positive Cell Walls

(9)

Terry J. Beveridge

Valerio R. F. Matias

Surface Proteins on Gram-Positive Bacteria

(15)

Vincent A. Fischetti

SECTION II THE STREPTOCOCCUS

(342)

Vincent A. Fischetti

Joseph J. Ferretti

Group A Streptococci

Intracellular Invasion by Streptococcus pyogenes: Invasins, Host Receptors, and Relevance to Human Disease

(8)

Beinan Wang

David Cue

P. Patrick Cleary

Capsular Polysaccharide of Group A Streptococci

(10)

Michael R. Wessels

Toxins and Superantigens of Group A Streptococci

(12)

John K. McCormick

Marnie L. Peterson

Patrick M. Schlievert

Genetics of Group A Streptococci

(15)

Kyu Hong Cho

Michael Caparon

Cross-Reactive Antigens of Group A Streptococci

(15)

Madeleine W. Cunningham

Extracellular Matrix Interactions with Gram-Positive Pathogens

(11)

Gursharan S. Chhatwal

Klaus T. Preissner

Streptococcus-Mediated Host Cell Signaling

100

(13)

Vijay Pancholi

Vaccine Approaches To Protect against Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis

113

(10)

Vincent A. Fischetti

The Bacteriophages of Group A Streptococci

123

(20)

W. Michael McShan

Molecular Epidemiology, Ecology, and Evolution of Group A Streptococci

143

(9)

Debra E. Bessen

Susan K. Hollingshead

Group B Streptococci

Pathogenic Mechanisms and Virulence Factors of Group B Streptococci

152

(17)

Victor Nizet

Craig E. Rubens

Surface Structures of Group B Streptococci Important in Human Immunity

169

(17)

Lawrence C. Madoff

Lawrence C. Paoletti

Dennis L. Kasper

Epidemiology of Group B Streptococcal Infections

186

(10)

Anne Schuchat

Sharon Balter

Group C and G Streptococci

Genetics and Pathogenicity Factors of Group C and G Streptococci

196

(17)

Horst Malke

Pathogenicity Factors in Group C and G Streptococci

213

(9)

Gursharan S. Chhatwal

David J. McMillan

Susanne R. Talay

Group C and Group G Streptococcal Infections: Epidemiologic and Clinical Aspects

222

(8)

Gio J. Baracco

Alan L. Bisno

Streptococcus Pneumoniae

The Cell Wall of Streptococcus pneumoniae

230

(11)

Alexander Tomasz

Werner Fischer

Streptococcus pneumoniae Capsular Polysaccharide

241

(12)

James C. Paton

Judy K. Morona

Streptococcus pneumoniae: Invasion and Inflammation

253

(15)

Carlos J. Orihuela

Elaine Tuomanen

Phase Variation of Streptococcus pneumoniae

268

(7)

Jeffrey N. Weiser

Genetics of Streptococcus pneumoniae

275

(14)

Janet Yother

Susan K. Hollingshead

Pneumococcal Vaccines

289

(10)

D. E. Briles

J. C. Paton

E. Swiatlo

M. J. Crain

Enterococci

Pathogenicity of Enterococci

299

(13)

Lynn E. Hancock

Michael S. Gilmore

Enterococcal Genetics

312

(20)

Keith E. Weaver

Oral Streptococci

Pathogenesis of Oral Streptococci

332

(8)

R. R. B. Russell

The Virulence Properties of Streptococcus mutans

340

(7)

Howard K. Kuramitsu

Genetics of sanguinis Group Streptococci

347

(9)

Howard F. Jenkinson

M. Margaret Vickerman

Lactococci

Genetics of Lactococci

356

(13)

Philippe Gaudu

Yuji Yamamoto

Peter Ruhdal Jensen

Karin Hammer

Alexandra Gruss

SECTION III THE STAPHYLOCOCCUS

369

(230)

Richard P. Novick

Diagnostics, Typing, and Taxonomy

371

(10)

Wolfgang Witte

Birgit Strommenger

Guido Werner

The Staphylococcus aureus NCTC 8325 Genome

381

(32)

Allison F. Gillaspy

Veronica Worrell

Joshua Orvis

Bruce A. Roe

David W. Dyer

Ani John J. Iandolo

Genetics: Accessory Elements and Genetic Exchange

413

(14)

Neville Firth

Ronald A. Skurray

Carbohydrate Catabolism: Pathways and Regulation

427

(7)

Reinhold Bruckner

Ralf Rosenstein

Respiration and Small-Colony Variants of Staphylococcus aureus

434

(9)

Richard A. Proctor

The Staphylococcal Cell Wall

443

(13)

Alexander Tomasz

Staphylococcal Capsule

456

(8)

Chia Y. Lee

Jean C. Lee

Staphylococcus aureus Exotoxins

464

(14)

Gregory A. Bohach

Extracellular Enzymes

478

(8)

Staffan Arvidson

Staphylococcal Sortases and Surface Proteins

486

(10)

Andrea C. Dedent

Luciano A. Marraffini

Olaf Schneewind

Staphylococcal Pathogenesis and Pathogenicity Factors: Genetics and Regulation

496

(21)

Richard P. Novick

Staphylococcus aureus---Eukaryotic Cell Interactions

517

(9)

Carlos Arrecubieta

Franklin D. Lowy

The Epidemiology of Staphylococcus Infections

526

(9)

Fred C. Tenover

Rachel J. Gorwitz

Animal Models of Experimental Staphylococcus aureus Infection

535

(9)

L. Vincent Collins

Andrzej Tarkowski

Cellular and Extracellular Defenses against Staphylococcal Infections

544

(16)

Jerrold Weiss

Arnold S. Bayer

Michael Yeaman

Biology and Pathogenicity of Staphylococcus epidermidis

560

(12)

Christine Heilmann

Georg Peters

Biology and Pathogenicity of Staphylococci Other than Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis

572

(15)

Anne Tristan

Gerard Lina

Jerome Etienne

Francois Vandenesch

Antibiotic Resistance in the Staphylococci

587

(12)

Steven J. Projan

Alexey Ruzin

SECTION IV THE LISTERIAE

599

(58)

Daniel A. Portnoy

Epidemiology and Clinical Manifestations of Listeria monocytogenes Infection

601

(8)

Walter F. Schlech III

Listeria monocytogenes Infection of Mice: an Elegant Probe To Dissect Innate and T-Cell Immune Responses

609

(11)

Jodie S. Haring

John T. Harty

Genetic Tools for Use with Listeria monocytogenes

620

(14)

Darren E. Higgins

Carmen Buchrieser

Nancy E. Freitag

Regulation of Virulence Genes in Pathogenic Listeria spp.

634

(12)

Werner Goebel

Stefanie Muller-Altrock

Jurgen Kreft

Cell Biology of Invasion and Intracellular Growth by Listeria monocytogenes

646

(11)

Javier Pizarro-Cerda

Pascale Cossart

SECTION V SPORE-FORMING PATHOGENS AND GRAM-POSITIVE MEMBERS OF THE ACTINOMYCETALES

657

(110)

Julian I. Rood

Bacillus anthracis

659

(13)

Theresa M. Koehler

Clostridial Genetics

672

(16)

Dena Lyras

Julian I. Rood

Neurotoxigenic Clostridia

688

(15)

Eric A. Johnson

Enterotoxic Clostridia: Clostridium perfringens Type A and Clostridium difficile

703

(12)

Bruce A. McClane

David M. Lyerly

Tracy D. Wilkins

Histotoxic Clostridia

715

(11)

Dennis L. Stevens

Julian I. Rood

Actinomycetales

Corynebacterium diphtheriae: Iron-Mediated Activation of DtxR and Regulation of Diphtheria Toxin Expression

726

(10)

John F. Love

John R. Murphy

Actinomyces and Arcanobacterium spp.: Host-Microbe Interactions

736

(14)

B. Helen Jost

Stephen J. Billington

The Pathogenesis of Nocardia

750

(17)

Blaine L. Beaman

SECTION VI ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE MECHANISMS

767

(68)

Richard P. Novick

Mechanisms of Resistance to β-Lactam Antibiotics

769

(13)

Douglas S. Kernodle

Resistance to Glycopeptides in Gram-Positive Pathogens

782

(19)

Henry S. Fraimow

Patrice Courvalin

Tetracycline Resistance Determinants in Gram-Positive Bacteria

801

(20)

Laura M. McMurry

Stuart B. Levy

Mechanisms of Quinolone Resistance

821

(14)

David C. Hooper

Index

835

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Gram-positive Pathogens

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