Pathogenicity islands and the evolution of pathogenic microbes /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hacker, Jörg (Jörg Hinrich), Kaper, James B.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2002]
Series:Current topics in microbiology and immunology. v. 264.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • v. 1. Evolution of prokaryotic genomes
  • Extraintestinal Escherichia coli as a model system for the study of pathogenicity islands
  • Pathogenicity islands of intestinal E. coli
  • Pathogenicity islands of Shigella
  • Pathogenicity islands and host adaptation of Salmonella serovars
  • Plasmids and pathogenicity islands of Yersinia
  • Genomic organization of LPS-specific loci
  • Genomic structure of capsular determinants
  • Genomic plasticity in pathogenic and nonpathogenic enterobacteria
  • Phylogenetic relationships and virulence evolution in the genus Bordetella
  • Pathogenicty islands and PAI-like structures in Pseudomonas species
  • v. 2. Helicobacter pylori : impact of gene transfer and the role of the cag pathogenicity island for host adaptation and virulence
  • The genus Neisseria : population structure, genome plasticity, and evolution of pathogenicity
  • Genomic islands of Dichelobacter nodosus
  • Genomic structure and evolution of Legionella species-- Phages and other mobile virulence elements in gram-positive pathogens
  • Genome structure and evolution of the Bacillus cereus group
  • Pathogenicity islands and other virulence elements in Listeria
  • Pathogenicity islands and virulence plasmids of bacterial plant pathogens
  • Genome structure of pathogenic fungi
  • Impact of integrons and transposons on the evolution of resistance and virulence.