Bacterial Pathogenesis (Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine) - Hardcover

Maloy, Stanley; Cossart, Pascal

 
9781936113361: Bacterial Pathogenesis (Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1936113368 ISBN 13: 9781936113361
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2013

Synopsis

Bacterial pathogens cause numerous human diseases. This collection from Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine surveys the spectrum of bacterial pathogens from Salmonella and Shigella to Heliobacter pylori. It examines the basic biology of these parasites, their virulence mechanisms and the host's response to infection. The effectiveness of antibiotics and vaccine strategies are also covered, along with the novel antimicrobial therapies that are being developed.

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About the Author

Stanley Maloy is Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation and Professor of Microbiology at San Diego State University. He obtained an MS in Microbiology from California State University, Long Beach, and a PhD in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from the University of California at Irvine. After a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Utah with John Roth, he moved to a faculty position at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign where he worked as a professor for 18 years. In 2002 he moved to San Diego State University as founding Director of the Center for Microbial Sciences and Professor of Microbiology, and was Dean of the College of Sciences for 11 years.

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Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1936113368
ISBN 13 
9781936113361
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
413