Bacterial Virulence Basic Principles, Models and Global Approaches

• Other Authors: Sansonetti, Philippe (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley-VCH 2010
• Series: Infection bology handbook series
• Subjects: Bacteria > Pathogenicity; Bacterial physiological phenomena > physiology; Host-Pathogen interactions; Virulence > physiology; Virulence factors
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• Physical Description: xix, 320 pages illustrations 25 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9783527323265; 3527323260

Starting with basic principles, this reference and handbook discusses examples of the most advanced models of bacterial infection with regard to their value as paradigms to understand the molecular cross-talks between microbes and their host and tissue targets. It adopts a very forward-looking, advanced approach, placing special emphasis on the main global challenges facing scientists today, such as pathogenicity vs. commensalisms, infections in immunocompromised hosts and species specificity issues.