{"product_id":"virulence-mechanisms-of-bacterial-pathogens-isbn-9781555819279","title":"Virulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGround-breaking overview of an enduring topic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDespite the use of antibiotics, bacterial diseases continue to be a critical issue in public health, and bacterial pathogenesis remains a tantalizing problem for research microbiologists. This new edition of \u003ci\u003eVirulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens\u003c\/i\u003e broadly covers the knowledge base surrounding this topic and presents recently unraveled bacterial virulence strategies and cutting-edge therapies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA team of editors, led by USDA scientist Indira Kudva, compiled perspectives from experts to explain the wide variety of mechanisms through which bacterial pathogens cause disease: the host interface, host cell enslavement, and bacterial communication, secretion, defenses, and persistence. A collection of reviews on targeted therapies rounds out the seven sections of this unique book. The new edition provides insights into some of the most recent advances in the area of bacterial pathogenesis, including\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow metabolism shapes the host-pathogen interface\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003einteractions across species and genera\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emechanisms of the secretion systems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eevasion, survival, and persistence mechanisms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003enew therapies targeting various adaptive and virulence mechanisms of bacterial pathogens\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten to promote discussion, extrapolation, exploration, and multidimensional thinking, \u003ci\u003eVirulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a textbook for graduate courses on bacterial pathogenesis and a resource for specialists in bacterial pathogenicity, such as molecular biologists, physician scientists, infectious disease clinicians, dental scientists, veterinarians, molecular biologists, industry researchers, and technicians.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI. Bacterial-Host Interface\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection Editor: \u003ci\u003eNancy A. Cornick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Evolution of Bacterial Pathogens within the Human Host 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKimberly A. Bliven and Anthony T. Maurelli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Bacterial Metabolism Shapes the Host–Pathogen Interface 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKarla D. Passalacqua, Marie-Eve Charbonneau, and Mary X.D. O’Riordan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Iron Acquisition Strategies of Bacterial Pathogens 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJessica R. Sheldon, Holly A. Laakso, and David E. Heinrichs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII. Bacterial Communication and Virulence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection Editor: \u003ci\u003ePaul J. Plummer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Sociomicrobiology and Pathogenic Bacteria 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoao B. Xavier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Candida-Bacteria Interactions: Their Impact on Human Disease 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDevon L. Allison, Hubertine M. E. Willems, J.A.M.S. Jayatilake, Vincent M. Bruno, Brian M. Peters,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Mark E. Shirtliff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Microbial Endocrinology in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Lyte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Small RNAs in Bacterial Virulence and Communication 169\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah L. Svensson and Cynthia M. Sharma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII. Bacterial Secretion Systems\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection Editor: \u003ci\u003eIndira T. Kudva\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Bacterial Secretion Systems: An Overview 215\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eErin R. Green and Joan Mecsas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Structure and Function of Type III Secretion Systems 241\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRyan Q. Notti and C. Erec Stebbins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Mechanism and Function of Type IV Secretion During Infection of the Human Host 265\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Gonzalez-Rivera, Minny Bhatty, and Peter J. Christie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Type V Secretion Systems in Bacteria 305\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnguo Fan, Nandini Chauhan, D. B. R. K. Gupta Udatha, Jack C. Leo, and Dirk Linke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Versatile Type VI Secretion System 337\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher J. Alteri and Harry L.T. Mobley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Type VII Secretion: A Highly Versatile Secretion System 357\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLouis S. Ates, Edith N. G. Houben, and Wilbert Bitter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV. Bacterial Defenses\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection Editor: \u003ci\u003eQijing Zhang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Stress Responses, Adaptation, and Virulence of Bacterial Pathogens During Host Gastrointestinal Colonization 387\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnnika Flint, James Butcher, and Alain Stintzi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Bacterial Evasion of Host Antimicrobial Peptide Defenses 413\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJason N. Cole and Victor Nizet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Antigenic Variation in Bacterial Pathogens 445\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuy H. Palmer, Troy Bankhead, and H. Steven Seifert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance 481\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJose M. Munita and Cesar A. Arias\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eV. 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Yildiz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVI. Host Cell Enslavement by Intracellular Bacteria\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection Editor: \u003ci\u003eJohn P. Bannantine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Hijacking and Use of Host Lipids by Intracellular Pathogens 637\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlvaro Toledo and Jorge L. Benach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Contrasting Lifestyles Within the Host Cell 667\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Di Russo Case and James E. 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Jergens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 843\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifth Edition \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGround-breaking overview of an enduring topic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the use of antibiotics, bacterial diseases continue to be a critical issue in public health, and bacterial pathogenesis remains a tantalizing problem for research microbiologists. This new edition of \u003ci\u003eVirulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens\u003c\/i\u003e broadly covers the knowledge base surrounding this topic and presents recently unraveled bacterial virulence strategies and cutting-edge therapies.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA team of editors, led by USDA scientist Indira Kudva, compiled perspectives from experts to explain the wide variety of mechanisms through which bacterial pathogens cause disease: the host interface, host cell enslavement, and bacterial communication, secretion, defenses,  and persistence. A collection of reviews on targeted therapies rounds out the seven sections of this unique book. The new edition provides insights into some of the most recent advances in the area of bacterial pathogenesis, including \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003ehow metabolism shapes the host-pathogen interface\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003einteractions across species and genera\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emechanisms of the secretion systems\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eevasion, survival, and persistence mechanisms\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003enew therapies targeting various adaptive and virulence mechanisms of bacterial pathogens\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten to promote discussion, extrapolation, exploration, and multidimensional thinking, \u003ci\u003eVirulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a textbook for graduate courses on bacterial pathogenesis and a resource for specialists in bacterial pathogenicity, such as molecular biologists, physician scientists, infectious disease clinicians, dental scientists, veterinarians, molecular biologists, industry researchers, and technicians.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ASM Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990456090853,"sku":"NP9781555819279","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781555819279.jpg?v=1761787903","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/virulence-mechanisms-of-bacterial-pathogens-isbn-9781555819279","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}