Molecular Oral Microbiology

A panel of experts discuss the molecular biology of micro-organisms involved in the two major dental diseases: caries and periodontal disease. Research has focused on factors which might modulate the interaction between the resident oral bacteria and the host. Chapters deal with the interactions of oral micro-organisms with one another and with the host; the innate defence mechanisms of the host; and the development of vaccines against oral diseases. Topics include oral microbial taxonomy, identification and typing, applied genomics, horizontal gene transfer, cell-cell communication, cariogenic bacteria, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola, host-pathogen interaction, host defense mechanisms, and vaccination against oral infections. Essential reading for students and researchers in the field of oral biology and oral microbiology and a recommended book for all microbiology laboratories.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony H. Rogers
• Assisted by: Anthony Rogers (Editor), Anthony H Rogers (Editor)
• Publisher: Caister Academic Press Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2008
• EAN: 9781904455240
• ISBN: 978-1-904455-24-0
• No. of pages: 314
• Dimensions: 183 mm x 260 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 788 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries