Research Catalog

Title

Virulence mechanisms of bacterial pathogens / edited by James A. Roth [and others].

Publication

Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, [1995], ©1995.

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Additional Authors

• Roth, James A.
• International Symposium on Virulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens (1994 : Ames, Iowa)

Description

xvii, 366 pages : illustrations; 26 cm

Subjects

• Bacteria > pathogenicity
• Virulence (Microbiology) > Congresses
• Bacterial Infections > physiopathology
• Pathogenic bacteria > Congresses
• Bacterial Toxins
• Congress
• Virulence
• Bacterial Infections > prevention & control

Genre/Form

Congress.

Note

• "This volume resulted from the International Symposium on Virulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens held in Ames, Iowa, June 6 to 8, 1994"--Acknowledgments.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Attachment and Interaction of Bacteria at Respiratory Mucosal Surfaces / Diana R. Cundell and E. Tuomanen -- 2. Paradigms in Bacterial Entry into Host Cells / Michael K. Zierler and Jorge E. Galan -- 3. Mechanisms of Mucosal Colonization and Penetration by Bacterial Pathogens / B. Brett Finlay and Annette Siebers -- 4. Resistance of Bacteria to Complement / Peter W. Taylor -- 5. Quorum Sensing and Virulence Gene Regulation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Luciano Passador and Barbara H. Iglewski -- 6. Acquisition of Iron and Other Nutrients In Vivo / Eugene D. Weinberg -- 7. Role of Mycobacterial Constituents in Regulation of Macrophage Effector Function / James L. Krahenbuhl -- 8. Microbial Resistance to Macrophage Effector Functions: Strategies for Evading Microbicidal Mechanisms and Scavenging Nutrients within Mononuclear Phagocytes / Andreas J. Baumler and Fred Heffron --
• 9. Francisella tularensis, a Model Pathogen to Study the Interaction of Facultative Intracellular Bacteria with Phagocytic Host Cells / Anne H. Fortier, Carol A. Nacy, Tammy Polsinelli and Nirupama Bhatnagar -- 10. Bacterial Superantigens in Disease / Allen D. Sawitzke, Kevin L. Knudtson and Barry C. Cole -- 11. Lipopolysaccharide and Bacterial Virulence / Richard A. Proctor, Loren C. Denlinger and Paul J. Bertics -- 12. Phylogenetic Analyses of the RTX Toxin Family / Rodney A. Welch -- 13. Pore-Forming Toxins of Gram-Positive Bacteria / Rodney K. Tweten -- 14. Bacterial ADP-Ribosylating Exotoxins / Kathleen M. Krueger and Joseph T. Barbieri -- 15. Ecological Concepts in the Control of Pathogens / Kenneth H. Wilson -- 16. Enhancement of Nonspecific Resistance to Bacterial Infection by Biological Response Modifiers / Charles J. Czuprynski -- 17. Vaccination Strategies for Mucosal Pathogens / Suzanne M. Michalek, Noel K. Childers and Mark T. Dertzbaugh --
• 18. Induction of Cytokine Formation by Bacteria and Their Products / Anthony C. Allison and Elsie M. Eugui -- 19. The State and Future of Studies on Bacterial Pathogenicity / H. Smith.

ISBN

1555810853

LCCN

95002190

OCLC

• 32018517
• ocm32018517

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries