Virulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens
Contributors: Kim A. Brogden (Editor); James A. Roth (Editor); Thaddeus B. Stanton (Editor); Carole A. Bolin (Editor); F. Chris Minion (Editor); Michael J. Wannemuehler (Editor)
Edition: 3rd edition
Publisher: ASM Press
Published: May 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9781555811747
Subjects: Bacteriology; Microbiology; Life Sciences - Bacteriology; Science; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Biology - Microbiology; Medical / Nursing
First sentence: Adhesion to the intestinal epithelium is an important determinant of virulence for many pathologenic bacteria, allowing them to resist the fluid flow of lumenal contents.
Description: Provides an overview of current know-ledge of the wide variety of mechanisms used by bacterial pathogens to establish infection, produce disease, and persist in the host. The overall emphasis is to understand the mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions rather than to focus on specific research approaches.