E-Book, Englisch, Band 376, 295 Seiten
Hilbi Molecular Mechanisms in Legionella Pathogenesis
2014
ISBN: 978-3-642-40591-4
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
E-Book, Englisch, Band 376, 295 Seiten
Reihe: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
ISBN: 978-3-642-40591-4
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Legionnaires' disease, a potentially fatal type of pneumonia primarily affecting elderly and immuno-compromised persons, is caused by the ubiquitous environmental bacterium Legionella pneumophila. This book offers authoritative reviews of different facets of its virulence, focusing on comparative phagocyte infection, virulence gene regulation, biochemical functions of effector proteins and cellular pathogen-host interactions, as well as host responses and immunity to L. pneumophila. Taken together, the contributions in this compilation provide a state-of-the-art overview of current insights into the molecular pathogenesis of the opportunistic and potentially fatal pathogen L. pneumophila.




