| Bacteria and Complement Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Loos, Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3642456065 ISBN-13: 9783642456060 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Microbiology - Medical | Infectious Diseases |
| Dewey: 616.904 |
| Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immmunology |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.73 lbs) 191 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Deficiencies in any of the defense mechanisms of the host can lead to severe microbial infections; these are of clinical relevance. Broad up-to-date knowledge in this field allows identification of many unspecific as well as highly specific defense reactions involved in the struggle against infectious diseases. On the other hand, protective structures on the microbial cell surfaces have been adapted and improve the counterpart's chances of survival. In particular, it has been considered that the great diversity of the bacterial envelopes not only determines the anatomical location of the tissue injury but also induces activation of distinct parts of the complex defense system. The specific defense mechanism, whose most prominent constituent is provided by the antibo |