| Molecular Mechanisms in Legionella Pathogenesis Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Hilbi, Hubert (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3662523000 ISBN-13: 9783662523001 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Microbiology - Medical | Infectious Diseases - Science | Life Sciences - Molecular Biology |
| Dewey: 579.3 |
| Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immmunology |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.96 lbs) 295 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
