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Bacterial Infection: Close Encounters at the Host Pathogen Interface

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  • © 1998

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Editors:
  1. Peter K. Vogt

    1. Division of Oncovirology, BCC 239, Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA

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  2. Michael J. Mahan

    1. Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

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Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology (CT MICROBIOLOGY, volume 225)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. In Vivo Gene Expression: Contributions to Infection, Virulence, and Pathogenesis

    • C. P. Conner, D. M. Heithoff, M. J. Mahan
    Pages 1-12

  3. Anthrax Pathogenesis and Host Response

    • P. Hanna
    Pages 13-35

  4. New Insights into the Genetics and Regulation of Expression of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin

    • B. A. McClane
    Pages 37-55

  5. Identification of Virulence Determinants in Pathogenic Mycobacteria

    • J. E. Clark-Curtiss
    Pages 57-79

  6. Mechanisms of Pathogenesis of Staphylococcal and Streptococcal Superantigens

    • J. V. Rago, P. M. Schlievert
    Pages 81-97

  7. Intracellular Multiplication of Legionella pneumophila: Human Pathogen or Accidental Tourist?

    • H. A. Shuman, M. Purcell, G. Segal, L. Hales, L. A. Wiater
    Pages 99-112

  8. Fe(III) Periplasm-to-Cytosol Transporters of Gram-Negative Pathogens

    • T. A. Mietzner, S. B. Tencza, P. Adhikari, K. G. Vaughan, A. J. Nowalk
    Pages 113-135

  9. Molecular Pathogenesis of Urinary Tract Infections

    • S. E. F. D’Orazio, C. M. Collins
    Pages 137-164

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 165-173
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About this book

When it comes to bacterial disease, we are living in a state of false security. Antibiotics have indeed brought unprecedented health benefits, protection from and cure of bacterial diseases during the past 50 years. But there are ominous signs that the fortress and the defenses built on antibiotics are crumbling. They are crum­ bling because we wittingly or unwittingly created selective con­ ditions for the emergence of superior pathogens that can no longer be controlled by antibiotics. There are numerous warnings. After a long period of eclipse tuberculosis has now emerged as a serious threat unchecked by antibiotic treatment. Recent years have seen reports of cholera epidemics, of anthrax infections, of serious problems with Salmonella and even with E. coli, just to name a few. Mankind is in a race with microbial invaders. The challenge is to anticipate and respond to developments that affect the precarious balance between man and microbe. This will re­ quire new knowledge and it will take time for an effective appli­ cation of that knowledge.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Division of Oncovirology, BCC 239, Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA

    Peter K. Vogt

  • Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

    Michael J. Mahan

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Bacterial Infection: Close Encounters at the Host Pathogen Interface

  • Editors: Peter K. Vogt, Michael J. Mahan

  • Series Title: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80451-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-80453-3Published: 14 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-80451-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0070-217X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-9965

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 169

  • Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Virology, Pathology, Molecular Medicine

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