Colonization of mucosal surfaces /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Nataro, James P.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, [2005]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Structure and function of mucosal surfaces
  • Defensins and other antimicrobial peptides : innate defense of mucosal surfaces
  • Mechanisms of adaptive immunity that prevent colonization at mucosal surfaces
  • In situ monitoring of bacterial presence and activity
  • Colonization of the respiratory tract
  • Role of phosphorylcholine in respiratory tract colonization
  • Sialylation of the gram-negative bacterial cell surface
  • Competitive and cooperative interactions in the respiratory microflora
  • Bacterial adherence and tropism in the human respiratory tract
  • Immunoglobulin A1 proteases of pathogenic and commensal bacteria of the respiratory tract
  • Genetic exchange in the respiratory tract
  • Regulation in response to environmental conditions
  • Colonization of the gastrointestinal tract
  • Microbiota of mucosal surfaces in the gut of monogastric animals
  • Interactions of commensal flora with the human gastrointestinal tract
  • Quorum sensing in the gastrointestinal tract
  • Role of the mucus layer in bacterial colonization of the intestine
  • Role of flagella in mucosal colonization
  • Tissue tropism in intestinal colonization
  • Aggregation and dispersal on mucosal surfaces
  • Signal transduction in the intestinal mucosa
  • Pathogen gene expression during intestinal infection
  • Mechanisms of Salmonella enterica serotype typhimurium intestinal colonization
  • Colonization and invasion of humans by Entamoeba histolytica
  • Colonization of the genitourinary tract
  • Role of phase and antigenic variation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae colonization
  • Allelic variation of the FimH lectin of Escherichia coli type 1 fimbriae and uropathogenesis
  • Fimbriae, signaling, and host response to urinary tract infection
  • Urease, urolithiasis, and colonization of the urinary tract
  • Polymicrobial bacteriuria : biofilm formation on foreign bodies and colonization of the urinary tract
  • Colonization of the vaginal and urethral mucosa