Cellular microbiology /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Cossart, Pascale
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, [2000]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Microbial pathogens : an overview
  • Cell biology : an overview
  • Extracelllular matrix and host cell surfaces : potential sites of pathogen interaction
  • Bacterial adherence to cell surfaces and extracellular matrix
  • Molecular basis for cell adhesion and adhesion-mediated signaling
  • Cell adhesion molecules and bacterial pathogens
  • Membrane trafficking in the endocytic pathway of eukaryotic cells
  • Where to stay inside the cell : a homesteader's guide to intracellular parasitism
  • Actin filaments : self-assembly and regulatory interactions
  • Bacterial manipulation of the host cell cytoskeleton
  • Bacterial toxins
  • Bacterial protein toxins as tools in cell biology and pharmacology
  • Type III secretion systems in animal- and plant-interacting bacteria
  • Bacterial type IV secretion systems : DNA conjugation machines adapted for export of virulence factors
  • Induction of apoptosis by microbial pathogens
  • Interaction of pathogens with the innate and adaptive immune system
  • Microscopy
  • Promising new tools for virulence gene discovery