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Phagocytosis of Bacteria and Bacterial Pathogenicity

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This book provides up-to-date information on the crucial interaction of pathogenic bacteria and professional phagocytes, the host cells whose purpose is to ingest, kill, and digest bacteria in defense against infection. The introductory chapters focus on the receptors used by professional phagocytes to recognize and phagocytose bacteria, and the signal transduction events that are essential for phagocytosis of bacteria. Subsequent chapters discuss specific bacterial pathogens and the strategies they use in confronting professional phagocytes. Examples include Helicobacter pylori, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Yersinae, each of which uses distinct mechanisms to avoid being phagocytosed and killed. Contrasting examples include Listeria monocytogenes and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which survive and replicate intracellularly, and actually cooperate with phagocytes to promote their entry into these cells. Together, the contributions in this book provide an outstanding review of current knowledge regarding the mechanisms of phagocytosis and how specific pathogenic bacteria avoid or exploit these mechanisms.

Author Biography:

Joel D. Ernst is the Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Professor of Medicine and Microbiology at the New York University School of Medicine. Olle Stendahl is Professor of Medical Microbiology at Link g University, Sweden.
Release date Australia
September 7th, 2006
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Edited by Joel D. Ernst
  • Edited by Olle Stendahl
Illustrations
8 Plates, color; 6 Halftones, unspecified; 27 Line drawings, unspecified
Pages
296
Dimensions
158x235x19
ISBN-13
9780521845694
Product ID
2399036

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