| Bacterial Protein Toxins Contributor(s): Burns, Drusilla L. (Editor), Barbieri, Joseph T. (Editor), Iglewski, Barbara H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1555812457 ISBN-13: 9781555812454 Publisher: ASM Press OUR PRICE: $100.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2003 Annotation: Designed for newcomers to the field of toxins, this important volume is intended to show how these proteins work while providing an up-to-date review of the field. Bacterial Protein Toxins describes all aspects of the biology of toxins, including their synthesis and secretion from the bacterial cell, their travels to and into the target host cell, and their modes of attacking the host cell machinery. It illustrates how bacterial toxins, each of which has distinct individual properties, often share mechanisms of secretion, membrane transport, and enzymatic action. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Toxicology - Medical | Biochemistry - Medical | Microbiology |
| Dewey: 579.316 |
| LCCN: 02152890 |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6.96" W x 10.34" (1.97 lbs) 348 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Details how these proteins work while providing a review of the field. Describes all aspects of the biology of toxins, including their synthesis and secretion from the bacterial cell, their travels to and into the target host cell, and their modes of attacking the host cell machinery. Illustrates how bacterial toxins, each of which has distinct individual properties, often share mechanisms of secretion, membrane transport, and enzymatic action." |