Bacterial Adhesion to Animal Cells and Tissues

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Author: Itzhak Ofek

ISBN-10: 1555812635

ISBN-13: 9781555812638

Category: Biology - Bacteriology

Bacterial Pathogenesis is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to bacterial pathogenesis for both students and researchers. The authors integrate material from pathogenic microbiology, molecular biology, immunology, and human physiology to provide a complete but accessible overview of the field.

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Bacterial Pathogenesis is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to bacterial pathogenesis for both students and researchers. The authors integrate material from pathogenic microbiology, molecular biology, immunology, and human physiology to provide a complete but accessible overview of the field.

PrefaceCh. 1Basic Concepts in Bacterial Adhesion1Ch. 2Methodological Approaches to Analysis of Adhesins and Adhesion19Ch. 3Target Tissues for Bacterial Adhesion43Ch. 4Adhesins as Bacterial Cell Surface Structures: General Concepts of Structure, Biogenesis, and Regulation63Ch. 5Emerging Concepts in Bacterial Adhesion and Its Consequences97Ch. 6Diversification of Receptor Specificities and Its Biological Consequences101Ch. 7Entry of Bacteria into Nonphagocytic Cells113Ch. 8Postadhesion Events Induced in Nonphagocytic Cells127Ch. 9Adhesion-Dependent Upregulation of Bacterial Genes143Ch. 10Role of Adhesion in Biofilm Formation147Ch. 11Antiadhesion Therapy157Ch. 12Adhesins, Receptors, and Target Substrata Involved in the Adhesion of Pathogenic Bacteria to Host Cells and Tissues177Index407