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Molecular Mechanisms of Microbial Adhesion

Proceedings of the Second Gulf Shores Symposium, held at Gulf Shores State Park Resort, May 6–8 1988, sponsored by the Department of Biochemistry, Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

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  • © 1989

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  1. Lech Switalski

    1. Department of Biochemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA

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  2. Magnus Höök

    1. Department of Biochemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA

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  3. Edwin Beachey

    1. University of Tennessee, Memphis, USA
      Veterans Administration Medical Center, Memphis, USA

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Table of contents (16 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Bacterial Adherence

    • Edwin H. Beachey
    Pages 1-4

  3. Heterogeneity of Renal Glycoconjugates: Biochemical and Bacteriological Aspects

    • H. Holthofer, R. Virkola, B. Westerlund, T. Vartio, P. Kuusela, T. K. Korhonen
    Pages 5-22

  4. TCP Pilus Expression and Biogenesis by Classical and El Tor Biotypes of Vibrio Cholerae 01

    • Carolyn E. Shaw, Kenneth M. Peterson, Daxi Sun, John J. Mekalanos, Ronald K. Taylor
    Pages 23-35

  5. Isolation of the Pre-Assembled Gal α(1–4)Gal-Specific Pilus-Associated Adhesin from the Periplasm in Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli

    • Scott J. Hultgren, Frederik Lindberg, Göran Magnusson, Jan M. Tennent, Staffan Normark
    Pages 36-43

  6. Interaction of Isogenic Pilus+ and Pilus− Variants of Gonococci with a Human Epithelial Cell Line

    • Michael Koomey
    Pages 44-51

  7. Molecular Approaches to Characterization of Mycoplasmal Adhesins

    • Shmuel Razin, David Yogev
    Pages 52-76

  8. Current Experience from the Interaction of Bacteria with Glycosphingolipids

    • Karl-Anders Karlsson
    Pages 77-96

  9. Molecular Basis for Fibronectin-Mediated Adherence in the Syphilis Spirochetes

    • Victor V. Tryon, Bradley C. Stiles, John F. Alderete, Joel B. Baseman
    Pages 97-106

  10. A Fibronectin Binding Protein from Staphylococcus Aureus and its Role in Bacterial Adherence

    • Magnus Höök, Giuseppe Raucci, Rampyari Raja, Christer Signäs, Klas Jönsson, Per-Eric Lindgren et al.
    Pages 107-117

  11. Evolutionary Conservation of the Binding Site of a Laminin Receptor as Determined by Monoclonal Antibodies and Hydropathically Complementary Peptides

    • C. R. W. Carneiro, G. F. A. Mota, J. Sabaga, M. Marquezini, P. Potocnjak, R. R. Brentani
    Pages 118-127

  12. Effect of Mucosal Antibodies to M Protein on Colonization by Group A Streptococci

    • Vincent A. Fischetti, Debra Bessen
    Pages 128-142

  13. Adsorbed Salivary Proline-Rich Proteins as Bacterial Receptors on Apatitic Surfaces

    • R. J. Gibbons, D. I. Hay
    Pages 143-163

  14. Bacterial and Host Cell Receptors for the Actinomyces spp. Fimbrial Lectin

    • John O. Cisar, Michael J. Brennan, Ann L. Sandberg
    Pages 164-170

  15. Adhesins of Bacteroides Loescheii

    • Jack London, Ervin I. Weiss, Paul E. Kolenbrander
    Pages 171-176

  16. The Race for the Surface: Microbes, Tissue Cells, and Biomaterials

    • Anthony G. Gristina, Paul T. Naylor, Quentin Myrvik
    Pages 177-211

  17. Bacterial Adherence as Target for Preventing Infection

    • P. Helena Mäkelä
    Pages 212-221

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 223-226
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About this book

It has been 80 years since the subject of bacterial adhesion to surfaces was first brought forth, but only in the last two decades has the importance of this subject been recognized by medical microbiologists. The fact that bacterial attachment to the host tissue is a prerequisite for infection understandably led to the hope that infections could be prevented by blocking the adhesion of pathogenic bacteria. Progress in this field has been so rapid that it has become difficult to keep up with recent developments. This book contains the proceedings of the symposium on the Molecular Mechanisms of Microbial Adhesion, May 6-8, 1988. Both the symposium and this book were intended as an up-to-date review of the most recent findings concerning the adhesion of medically important bacteria. In addition, this book contains critical and provocative overviews of the past, present and future of this field.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biochemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA

    Lech Switalski, Magnus Höök

  • University of Tennessee, Memphis, USA

    Edwin Beachey

  • Veterans Administration Medical Center, Memphis, USA

    Edwin Beachey

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Molecular Mechanisms of Microbial Adhesion

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the Second Gulf Shores Symposium, held at Gulf Shores State Park Resort, May 6–8 1988, sponsored by the Department of Biochemistry, Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

  • Editors: Lech Switalski, Magnus Höök, Edwin Beachey

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3590-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-8169-6

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-3590-3

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 226

  • Topics: Microbiology, Cell Biology, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Medical Microbiology, Internal Medicine

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