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Molecular Paradigms of Infectious Disease

A Bacterial Perspective

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Editors:
  1. Cheryl A. Nickerson

    1. The Biodesign Institute Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

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  2. Michael J. Schurr

    1. Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA

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  • Covers the most recent advances in infectious diseases that could lead to new insights on combating them
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century (EIDC)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Genetic Analysis of Bacterial Pathogenesis

    • James M. Slauch
    Pages 1-33

  3. Genetic Exchange in Bacteria and the Modular Structure of Mobile DNA Elements

    • James W. Wilson
    Pages 34-77

  4. Genomics and the Use of Genomic Tools to Study Pathogenic Bacteria

    • Barry S. Goldman, Conrad Halling
    Pages 78-114

  5. Pathogenicity Islands and Bacterial Virulence

    • Michael Hensel
    Pages 115-137

  6. Capsules

    • Robert T. Cartee, Janet Yother
    Pages 138-175

  7. Bacterial Cell Walls

    • Jennifer K. Wolf, Joanna B. Goldberg
    Pages 176-206

  8. Mechanisms of Bacterial Adhesion and Consequences of Attachment

    • Gregory G. Anderson, Yvonne M. Lee, Craig L. Smith, Scott J. Hultgren
    Pages 207-246

  9. Bacterial Invasion into Non-Phagocytic Cells

    • Daoguo Zhou
    Pages 247-273

  10. Bacterial Protein Secretion Mechanisms

    • James W. Wilson
    Pages 274-320

  11. Toxins as Host Cell Modulators

    • Dan Ye, Steven R. Blanke
    Pages 321-403

  12. Quorum Sensing: Coordinating Group Behavior Through Intercellular Signals

    • Joshua D. Shrout, Matthew R. Parsek
    Pages 404-437

  13. The Role of Sigma Factors in Regulating Bacterial Stress Responses and Pathogenesis

    • Clint Coleman, Chasity Baker, Cheryl A. Nickerson
    Pages 438-501

  14. Two-Component Regulatory Systems

    • Lisa A. Morici, Anders Frisk, Michael J. Schurr
    Pages 502-543

  15. Oxidative Stress Systems in Bacteria: Four Model Organisms

    • Daniel J. Hassett, James A. Imlay
    Pages 544-574

  16. Bacterial Biowarfare Agents

    • Mark Soboleski, Audrey Glynn, Lucy Cárdenas-Freytag
    Pages 575-617

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 619-645
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About this book

Infectious diseases caused by bacterial pathogens are a leading cause of human illness and death worldwide. The study of bacterial pathogenesis has changed dramatically over the last decade, as a result of revolutionary changes in biotechnology and our understanding of molecular and cellular biological systems. This volume is structured to emphasize paradigms of infectious disease that have emerged over the last 10 years and provides a fundamental understanding of the complex cellular and molecular processes that are important for bacterial virulence and the infectious disease process. The book highlights key techniques and methodologies that have driven recent discoveries in bacterial pathogenesis, major structures and mechanisms in bacteria that are important for their pathogenesis, the regulation of these virulence determinants by global regulators, and bacterial biowarfare agents.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Biodesign Institute Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

    Cheryl A. Nickerson

  • Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA

    Michael J. Schurr

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Molecular Paradigms of Infectious Disease

  • Book Subtitle: A Bacterial Perspective

  • Editors: Cheryl A. Nickerson, Michael J. Schurr

  • Series Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-32901-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2006

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-30917-0Published: 27 July 2006

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-4042-1Published: 19 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-32901-7Published: 28 November 2006

  • Series ISSN: 1573-4684

  • Series E-ISSN: 2627-5872

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 646

  • Number of Illustrations: 132 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Bacteriology

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