The Second Messengers Cyclic Di-GMP
Contributors: Visick, Karen L.
Publisher: ASM Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 357
ISBN-13: 9781555816667
Subjects: Natural history; Science; Second messengers (Biochemistry); Cyclic guanylic acid
Description: In recent years, researchers have discovered a new type of signaling mechanism based on cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP). This newly recognized second messenger is strongly associated with the transition between the motile and sessile states of many bacteria as well as the formation and dispersion of biofilms in many bacteria.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Contents; Contributors; Preface; I. Second Messengers: an Overview; II. General Principles: the Core; III. Cyclic Di-GMP and Lifestyle Choices; IV. Cyclic Di-GMP, Pathogenesis, and Host Immunity; V. Conclusions; Index.