Virulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens

, by Brogden, Kim A.; Minion, F. Chris; Cornick, Nancy; Stanton, Thaddeus B.; Zhang, Qijing

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ISBN: 9781555814694 | 1555814697
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Copyright: 8/1/2007

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Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City. Presents papers from the fourth International Symposium held at the Scheman Conference Center, Iowa State University, Ames, on September 6-8, 2006. Topics include virulence genes, pathogenesis of mycobacterium tuberculosis, innate and adaptive resistance to pathogens, and more. For practitioners and researchers. Previous edition: c2000.

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Virulence Genes
Type III Secretory Proteins in Pseudomonas aeruginosa	p. 3
Identification and Characterization of Small Noncoding RNAs in Bacterial Pathogens	p. 23
Pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis	p. 31
Integration of Capsular Polysaccharide Biosynthesis with Metabolic and Virulence Pathways in Streptococcus pneumoniae	p. 51
Microbial Interactions in Health and Disease
The Role of Bacteriophage in Group A Streptococcal Pathogenesis	p. 69
Regulatory Networks in Pathogenic Bacteria: Lessons from Cell-Cell Communication in Pseudomonas aeruginosa	p. 75
Coaggregation and Distance-Critical Communication	p. 89
Commensal Bacteria in Health and Disease	p. 101
Free-Living and Host-Associated Protozoa as Training Camps for Intracellular Pathogens	p. 117
Bacterial Attachment, Invasion, and Colonization
Mycoplasma pneumoniae Attachment and Colonization of the Respiratory Mucosa	p. 135
Gender Differences in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Pathogenesis	p. 149
Escherichia coli at the Intestinal Mucosal Surface	p. 175
The Role of Flagella in Campylobacter Virulence	p. 197
Bacterial Effects on Host Cells
Role of the Type III Protein Secretion System in Bacterial Infection of Plants	p. 209
Type IV Secretion Systems and Their Role in Eliciting Host Responses to Infection	p. 221
Shiga Toxins (Stxs): Multifaceted Pathogenicity Determinants	p. 239
Innate and Adaptive Resistance to Pathogens
Role of Pattern Recognition Receptors in Modulating Intestinal Immune Responses and Potential Therapeutic Implications for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases	p. 255
Effect of Defensins on Susceptibility to Infection at the Mucosal Surface	p. 265
Antimicrobial Peptides as Mucosal Adjuvants	p. 281
Induction of Host Immune Responses Using Salmonella-Vectored Vaccines	p. 297
Dynamics of the CD8 T-Cell Response Revealed by Listeria monocytogenes Infection	p. 315
Concluding Perspective
Studies on Bacterial Pathogenicity since 1950 and Their Future	p. 327
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