Phagocytosis of Bacteria and Bacterial Pathogenicity (Advances in Molecular and Cellular Microbiology, Series Number 12) - Hardcover

9780521845694: Phagocytosis of Bacteria and Bacterial Pathogenicity (Advances in Molecular and Cellular Microbiology, Series Number 12)

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ISBN 10: 0521845696 ISBN 13: 9780521845694

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

This book provides up-to-date information on the crucial interaction of pathogenic bacteria and professional phagocytes, the host cells whose purpose is to ingest, kill, and digest bacteria in defense against infection. The introductory chapters focus on the receptors used by professional phagocytes to recognize and phagocytose bacteria, and the signal transduction events that are essential for phagocytosis of bacteria. Subsequent chapters discuss specific bacterial pathogens and the strategies they use in confronting professional phagocytes. Examples include Helicobacter pylori, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Yersinae, each of which uses distinct mechanisms to avoid being phagocytosed and killed. Contrasting examples include Listeria monocytogenes and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which survive and replicate intracellularly, and actually cooperate with phagocytes to promote their entry into these cells. Together, the contributions in this book provide an outstanding review of current knowledge regarding the mechanisms of phagocytosis and how specific pathogenic bacteria avoid or exploit these mechanisms.

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An overview of current knowledge regarding the mechanisms of phagocytosis and how specific pathogenic bacteria avoid or exploit these mechanisms. The receptors and signal transduction events involved are discussed, followed by examples of specific bacterial pathogens and the strategies they use in confronting professional phagocytes.

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Joel D. Ernst is the Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Professor of Medicine and Microbiology at the New York University School of Medicine.

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PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication date2006
ISBN 10 0521845696
ISBN 13 9780521845694
BindingHardcover
Edition number1
Number of pages296
EditorErnst Joel D., Stendahl Olle

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Ernst, Joel D (edited); Stendahl, Olle (edited)

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