Virulence mechanisms of bacterial pathogens - Hardcover

9780914826996: Virulence mechanisms of bacterial pathogens

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0914826999 ISBN 13: 9780914826996

Publisher: American Society for Microbiology, 1988

The third edition of this best-selling volume provides an overview of current knowledge of the wide variety of mechanisms used by bacterial pathogens in establishing infection, producing disease, and persisting in the host. Internationally recognized authorities in the field review bacterial invasion, colonization, and survival; bacterial evasion of host defense mechanisms; bacterial effects on host cell function; and identification, regulation, and transfer of virulence genes. The final chapter presents an interesting examination of new methods for studying virulence mechanisms in the complex in vivo environment, a major development in studies of bacterial pathogenicity. The overall emphasis is on understanding the mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions rather than on focusing on specific research approaches.

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