Salmonella Infections: Clinical, Immunological and Molecular Aspects

ISBN-13: 9780521835046 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 400 str.

Duncan (University Of Cambridge) Maskell

Opis

Salmonella enterica encompasses a diverse range of bacteria that cause a spectrum of diseases in many hosts. However, advancements in the prevention and treatment of its infections have been hampered by limited research efforts and lack of multidisciplinary approaches. This book covers a diverse range of relevant topics, including epidemiological and clinical aspects, molecular pathogenesis, and immunity to disease and vaccines. The book's up-to-date information on key aspects of salmonellosis in humans and animals, will interest graduate students and researchers, as well as clinicians.

Recenzje

'Whether your interests lie in human or animal infection, in the virulence factors that make Salmonella such a successful pathogen, or even in the ability of Salmonella to be used for the immunotherapy of cancer, this book should prove a useful addition to bookshelves in libraries and research labs.' Jay Hinton, Institute of Food Research

Spis treści

1. Epidemiological and clinical aspects of human typhoid fever Christopher M. Parry; 2. Antibiotic resistance in Salmonella infections Fiona J. Cooke and John Wain; 3. Host-specificity of Salmonella infections in animal species Timothy S. Wallis; 4. Public health aspects of Salmonella enterica in food production Tom Humphrey; 5. The Salmonella genome: a global view Anne L. Bishop, Gordon Dougan and Stephen Baker; 6. Pathogenicity islands and virulence of Salmonella enterica Michael Hensel; 7. In vivo identification, expression and function of Salmonella virulence genes Helen Andrews-Polymenis, Caleb W. Dorsey, Manuela Raffatellu and Andreas J. Bäumler; 8. Mechanisms of immunity to Salmonella infections Pietro Mastroeni; 9. Interactions of Salmonella enterica with phagocytic cells Bruce D. McCollister and Andres Vazquez-Torres; 10. Interactions between Salmonella and dendritic cells: what happens along the way? Cecilia Johansson, Malin Sundquist and Mary Jo Wick; 11. Immunity to Salmonella in domestic (food animal) species Paul Wigley, Paul Barrow and Bernardo Villarreal-Ramos; 12. Newer vaccines against typhoid fever and gastrointestinal Salmonelloses Richard A. Strugnell and Odilia L. C. Wijburg; 13. Salmonella enterica-based antigen delivery systems José A. Chabalgoity.