Advances in Bacterial Pathogen Biology: Volume 65

ISBN-13: 9780128001424 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 448 str.

Robert K. Poole

Opis

This volume is an up-to-date overview of the physiology of selected pathogenic bacteria. Each chapter is written by experts in the field of that organism.The focus is on biochemistry and physiology but topics of clinical relevance are included.

• Contributions from leading authorities
• Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field

Recenzje

"This series has consistently presented a well balanced account of progress in microbial physiology...invaluable for teaching purposes." --American Scientist

Spis treści

1. Energetics of Pathogenic Bacteria and Opportunities for Drug Development Gregory M. Cook, Chris Greening, Kiel Hards and Michael Berney 2. The Impact of Horizontal Gene Transfer on the Biology of Clostridium difficile Adam P. Roberts, Elaine Allan and Peter Mullany 3. Metal Ion Homeostasis in Listeria monocytogenes and Importance in Host-Pathogen Interactions Helen E. Jesse, Ian S. Roberts and Jennifer S. Cavet 4. The Role of Macrophages in the Innate Immune Response to Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus; Mechansims and Contrasts Joby Cole, Jody Aberdein, Jamil Jubrail and David H. Dockrell 5. Aeromonas Flagella and Colonisation Mechanisms Rebecca Lowry, Sabela Balboa, Jennifer L. Parker and Jonathan G. Shaw 6. Physiological Adaptations of Key Oral Bacteria Ian Douglas, Kate Naylor, Chatchawal Phansopa, Andrew Frey, Thomas Farmilo and Graham P Stafford 7. Virulence Factors of Uropathogenic E. coli and their Interaction with the Host Petra Lüthje and Annelie Brauner

O autorze

Professor Robert Poole is West Riding Professor of Microbiology at the University of Sheffield. He has >35 years' experience of bacterial physiology and bioenergetics, in particular O2-, CO- and NO-reactive proteins, and has published >300 papers (h=48, 2013). He was Chairman of the Plant and Microbial Sciences Committee of the UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and has held numerous grants from BBSRC, the Wellcome and Leverhulme Trusts and the EC. He coordinates an international SysMO systems biology consortium. He published pioneering studies of bacterial oxidases and globins and discovered the bacterial flavohaemoglobin gene (hmp) and its function in NO detoxification He recently published the first systems analyses of responses of bacteria to novel carbon monoxide-releasing molecules (CORMs) and is a world leader in NO, CO and CORM research.