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Klappentext A comprehensive overview of bacterial-host interactions occurring at mucosal surfaces including gastrointestinal, respiratory, and urogenital tracts. Zusammenfassung Molecular interactions between bacteria and host cells is not unidirectional - both pathogens and host cells engage in a signalling cross-talk. This book details the remarkable variety of host-pathogen interactions! uniquely providing a comprehensive understanding of the host-bacterial interactions that occur at mucosal surfaces including the gastrointestinal! respiratory! and urogenital tracts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Introduction to the Host and Bacterial Pathogens: 1. Overview of the epithelial cell W. Vallen Graham and Jerrold R. Turner; 2. Evolution of bacterial pathogens Anthony Maurelli; Part II. Bacterial Cell Biology and Pathogenesis: 3. Bacterial secretion systems Helen J. Betts, Christopher M. Bailey, Mark J. Pallen and Ian Henderson; 4. Pathogen-associated molecular patterns and host detection Matam Vijay-Kumar and Andrew Gewirtz; 5. Flagella regulation and its secretion system Glenn Young; 6. The role of bacterial adhesion in bacterial pathogenesis Christof Hauck; 7. The role of bacterial toxins in bacterial pathogenesis Joseph Barbieri; Part III. Host Cell Signaling by Bacteria: 8. Host-mediated invasion Brit Winnen and Wolf-Detrich Hardt; 9. NF- kB dependent pathways Bobby Cherayil; 10. NF- kB independent pathways Beth A. McCormick and Randall J. Mrsny; Part IV. Exploitation of Host Niches by Pathogenic Bacteria: Mechanisms and Consequences: 11. Lung infections Marisa I. Gómez and Alice Prince; 12. Interactions of Helicobacter pylori with the gastric mucosa D. Scott Merrell; 13. Interactions of enteric bacteria with the intestinal mucosa Samuel Tesfay, Donnie Edward Shifflett and Gail Hecht; 14. Uropathogenic bacteria Luce Landraud, René Clément and Patrice Boquet.
