Streptococcus pneumoniae : molecular biology & mechanisms of disease /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Tomasz, Alexander
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Larchmont, NY : Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., [2000]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The enduring Pneumococcus : unfinished business and opportunities for the future
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae : functional anatomy
  • Structural organization of the Streptococcus pneumoniae chromosome and relatedness of penicillin-sensitive and -resistant strains in type 9V
  • DNA sequence sampling and gene distribution for identification of new antibacterial targets in Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Streptococcal competence for genetic transformation : regulation by peptide pheromones
  • Control of recombination rate during transformation of Streptococcus pneumoniae : an overview
  • Cloning and expression of pneumococcal genes in Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Pneumococcal polysaccharides : a chemical view
  • Capsule genetics in Streptococcus pneumoniae and a possible role for transposition in the generation of the type 3 locus
  • Characterization of the capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis locus of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 19F
  • A functional analysis of the Streptococcus pneumoniae genes involved in the synthesis of type 1 and type 3 capsular polysaccharides
  • Pneumococcal lipoteichoic and teichoic acid
  • The peptidoglyccan of Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • The pneumococcal cell wall degrading enzymes : a modular design to create new lysins?
  • Bacteriophages of Streptococcus pneumoniae : a molecular approach
  • Lipopolysaccharide and peptidoglycan : CD14-dependent bacterial inducers of inflammation
  • Versatility of choline-binding domain
  • Phase variation in colony opacity by Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Pneumococcal proteins PspA and PspC : their potential for use as vaccines
  • Molecular analysis of putative pneumococcal virulence proteins
  • Relationship of structure to function in pneumolysin
  • Biological properties of pneumolysin
  • Calcium signalling in Streptococcus pneumoniae : implications of the kinetics of calcium transport
  • Molecular and cellular biology of pneumococcal infection
  • Opsonic and nonopsonic interactions of C3 with Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Pneumococcal meningitis : current pathophysiologic concepts
  • Invasive pneumococcal disease in the immunocompromised host
  • Otitis media : the chinchilla model
  • Immunization and protection in pneumococcal otitis media studied in a rat model
  • Incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease in Denmark
  • Serotypes and clones of antibiotic-resistant pneumococci
  • Molecular bases of three characteristic phenotypes of pneumococcus : optochin-sensitivity, comarin-sensitivity, and quinolone-resistance
  • Antibiotic resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae in Spain : an overview of the 1990s
  • Impact of antibiotic use and other risk factors on antimicrobial resistance in pneumococcal infections-- Effect of antimicrobial use and other risk factors on antimicrobial resistance in pneumococci
  • Molecular evolution of rifampicin resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Penicillin-binding proteins in beta-lactam-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • The molecular mechanisms of tetracycline resistance in the pneumococcus
  • CEM/NET : clinical microbiology and molecular biology in alliance
  • Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae : an international molecular epidemiological study
  • Pneumococcal disease and the role of conjugate vaccines
  • Epidemiology of pneumococcal serotypes and conjugate vaccine formulations
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae : at the threshold of the 21st century