Research Catalog

Title

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

Publication

Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, ©1995.

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Details

Additional Authors

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

Description

xvii, 366 pages : illustrations; 26 cm

Subject

• Virulence (Microbiology) > Congresses
• Pathogenic bacteria > Congresses
• Bacterial toxins
• Bacteria > pathogenicity
• Bacterial Infections > physiopathology
• Bacterial Infections > prevention & control
• Bacterial Toxins
• Virulence
• 44.43 medical microbiology
• Bacterial toxins
• Pathogenic bacteria
• Virulence (Microbiology)
• Bakterielle Infektion
• Bakterien
• Pathogene Bakterien
• Pathogenese
• Pathogenität
• Virulenz
• Kongress
• Virulentie
• Bacteriën
• Pathogenen

Genre/Form

• Congress
• proceedings (reports)
• Conference papers and proceedings
• Conference papers and proceedings.
• Actes de congrès.

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

Attachment and interaction of bacteria at respiratory mucosal surfaces / Diana R. Cundell and E. Tuomanen -- Paradigms in bacterial entry into host cells / Michael K. Zierler and Jorge E. Galan -- Mechanisms of mucosal colonization and penetration by bacterial pathogens / B. Brett Finlay and Annette Siebers -- Resistance of bacteria to complement / Peter W. Taylor -- Quorum sensing and virulence gene regulation in pseudomonas aeruginosa / Luciano Passador and Barbara H. Iglewski -- Acquisition of iron and other nutrients in vivo / Eugene D. Weinberg -- Role of mycobactrerial constituents in regulation of macrophage effector function / James L. Krahenbuhl -- Microbial resistance to macrophage effector functions: strategies for evading microbicidal mechanisms and scavenging nutrients within mononuclear phagocytes / Andreas J. Baumler and Fred Heffron -- 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 -- Bacterial superantigens in disease / Allen D. Sawitzke, Kevin L Knudtson and Barry C. Cole -- Lipopolysaccharide and bacterial virulence / Richard A. Proctor, Loren C. Denlinger and Paul J. Bertics -- Phylogenetic analyses of the RTX toxin family / Rodney A. Welch -- Pore-forming toxins of gram-positive bacteria / Rodney K. Tweten -- Bacterial ADP-ribosylating exotoxins / Kathleen M. Krueger and Joseph T. Barbieri -- Ecology concepts in the control of pathogens / Kenneth H. Wilson -- Enhancement of nonspecific resistance to bacterial infection by biological response modifiers / Charles J. Czuprynski -- Vaccination strategies for mucosal pathogens / Suzanne M. Michalek, Noel K. Childers and Mark T. Dertzbaugh -- Induction of cytokine formation by bacteria and their products / Anthony C. Allison and Elsie M. Eugui -- The state and future of studies on bacterial pathogenicity / H. Smith.

ISBN

• 1555810853
• 9781555810856

LCCN

95002190

OCLC

• ocm32018517
• 32018517
• SCSB-2060478

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library