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Table of contents
- Contentsxix
- Chapter 1. Molecular Medical Microbiology: The Concept1
- PART 1: BACTERIAL STRUCTURE5
- Chapter 2. Bacterial Ultrastructure7
- Chapter 3. Bacterial Cell Walls: An Overview33
- Chapter 4. Capsular Polysaccharides47
- Chapter 5. Teichoic Acids of Gram-positive Bacteria79
- Chapter 6. The Genetics and Biosynthesis of Lipopolysaccharides93
- Chapter 7. The Bacterial Cell: Peptidoglycan137
- Chapter 8. Flagella155
- Chapter 9. Fimbriae and Pili177
- Chapter 10. Spores and Sporulation and Germination199
- PART 2: BACTERIAL CELL FUNCTION209
- Chapter 11. Bacterial Growth, Culturability and Viability211
- Chapter 12. Vital Energy for Bacterial Growth and Reproduction233
- Chapter 13. Biosynthesis257
- Chapter 14. Bacterial Chromosomes and Their Replication295
- Chapter 15. Bacterial Protein Synthesis321
- PART 3: GENETICS339
- Chapter 16. Bacterial Genomics in the Study of Virulence341
- Chapter 17. Mechanisms of Gene Exchange Between Bacteria355
- Chapter 18. The Mobility of Genetic Material401
- Chapter 19. Co-ordination of Virulence419
- Chapter 20. Population Genetics of Bacterial Pathogens445
- Chapter 21. A Phylogenetic Perspective on Molecular Epidemiology485
- Chapter 22. Genetic Manipulation511
- Chapter 23. Electrophoretic Typing535
- Chapter 24. Nucleic Acid Probes and The Polymerase Chain Reaction549
- PART 4: ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS559
- Chapter 25. Endogenous Antimicrobial Molecules: An Ecological Perspective561
- Chapter 26. Antimicrobial Action- Basic Principles585
- Chapter 27. Antibiotics that Act on the Cell Wall and Membrane591
- Chapter 28. Antibiotics That Act on Nucleic Acids and Protein Biosynthesis599
- Chapter 29. Design of Antibacterial Agents609
- PART 5: MECHANISMS OF PATHOGENESIS AND PREVENTION627
- Chapter 30. Adhesion and Colonisation629
- Chapter 31. Invasion645
- Chapter 32. Microbial Growth and Nutrition in the Host669
- Chapter 33. The Generation of Inflammatory Responses687
- Chapter 34. Strategies for Survival of Extracellular Pathogens729
- Chapter 35. Strategies for Survival of Intracellular Pathogens755
- Chapter 36. Interactions with the Compromised Host787
- Chapter 37. Vaccine Development803
- PART 6: DISSEMINATING BACTERIAL INFECTIONS819
- Chapter 38. Disseminating Infections: A Clinical Overview821
- Chapter 39. Staphylococcus aureus839
- Chapter 40. Coagulase Negative Staphylococci and their Role in Infection889
- Chapter 41. Group B Streptococci901
- Chapter 42. The Enterococci921
- Chapter 43. Actinomyces and Nocardia937
- Chapter 44. Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia pseudomallei961
- Chapter 45. Pasteurella973
- Chapter 46. Acinetobacter987
- Chapter 47. The Pathogenesis of Infective Endocarditis999
- PART 7: LOCALISED INFECTIONS1021
- Chapter 48. Localised Skin and Mucosallnfections–A ClinicaI Overview1023
- Chapter 49. The Cutaneous Propionibacteria1039
- Chapter 50 Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae1057
- Chapter 51. Oral Bacterial Infections1065
- PART 8: GASTRO-INTESTINAL INFECTIONS: TOXIN-ASSOCIATED DISEASES1081
- Chapter 52. Toxin-associated Gastro-intestinal Disease: A Clinical Overview1083
- Chapter 53. The Staphylococcal Enterotoxins1089
- Chapter 54. Clostridium perfringens: Enterotoxaemic Diseases1117
- Chapter 55. Clostridium botulinum and Associated Neurotoxins1141
- Chapter 56. Clostridium difficile1153
- Chapter 57. The Bacillus cereus group1161
- Chapter 58. Vibrio cholerae1191
- Chapter 59. Aeromonas and Plesiomonas1237
- PART 9: GASTRO- INTESTINAL INFECTIONS: SUPERFICIAL1271
- Chapter 60. Superficial Gastro-intestinal Infections: A Clinical Overview1273
- Chapter 61. Shigella1279
- Chapter 62. Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus1291
- Chapter 63. Campylobacter1311
- Chapter 64. Helicobacter pylori1331
- PART 10: GASTRO-INTESTINAL INFECTIONS: SYSTEMIC1355
- Chapter 65. Systemic Gastro-intestinal Infections. A Clinical Overview1357
- Chapter 66. Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi1365
- Chapter 67. Non-typhoidal Salmonella Interactions with Host Cells1393
- Chapter 68. Yersinia enterocolitica1403
- Chapter 69. Listeria monocytogenes1437
- Chapter 70. Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli1463
- PART 11: URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS1505
- Chapter 71. Urinary Tract Infections: A Clinical Overview1507
- Chapter 72. Escherichia coli in Urinary Tract Infections1515
- Chapter 73. Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Bacterial Species other than E. coli1541
- PART 12: RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS1549
- Chapter 74. Respiratory Tract Infections: A Clinical Overview1551
- Chapter 75. Bordetella pertussis1565
- Chapter 76. Streptococcus pneumoniae1619
- Chapter 77. Klebsiella pneumoniae1655
- Chapter 78. Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis1681
- Chapter 79. Mycoplasma pneumoniae and other Mycoplasmas1703
- Chapter 80. Coxiella burnetii1717
- PART 13: MYCOBACTERIAL INFECTIONS1729
- Chapter 81. Mycobacterium tuberculosis1731
- Chapter 82. Mycobacterium leprae1749
- Chapter 83. The Mycobacterium avium- intracellulare Complex1765
- PART 14: SEXUALLY-TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS1783
- Chapter 84. Sexually Transmitted and Genital Infections: A Clinical Overview1785
- Chapter 85. Treponema pallidum1795
- Chapter 86. Haemophilus ducreyi1809
- Chapter 87. Chlamydia1825
- PART 15: ANAEROBIC INFECTIONS1865
- Chapter 88. Anaerobic Infections: A Clinical Overview1867
- Chapter 89. Clostridium perfringens: Wound Infections1875
- Chapter 90. Clostridium tetani1905
- Chapter 91. Bacteroides1921
- PART 16: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS1949
- Chapter 92. Central Nervous System Infections: A Clinical Overview1951
- Chapter 93. Haemophilus influenzae1967
- PART 17: ANIMAL AND ECTOPARASITIC SOURCE INFECTIONS1989
- Chapter 94. Brucella1991
- Chapter 95. Bacillus anthracis and Other Bacillus species2011
- Chapter 96. Yersinia pestis2033
- Chapter 97. Borrelia burgdorferi2059
- Chapter 98. Relapsing Fever Borrelia2093
- Chapter 99. Bartonella2115
- Chapter 100. Leptospira2137
- Chapter 101. Francisella2159
- Chapter 102. Rickettsia and Orientia2177
- Chapter 103. Identification of Uncultured Pathogens2219
- Index2225
- Colour Plates2295
Book details
- Vendor Elsevier S & T
- SKU 9780126775303
- Author Max Sussman
- Category Medical
- Subject Microbiology
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The molecular age has brought about dramatic changes in medical microbiology, and great leaps in our understanding of the mechanisms of infectious disease. Molecular Medical Microbiology is the first book to synthesise the many new developments in both molecular and clinical research in a single comprehensive resource.
This timely and authoritative 3-volume work is an invaluable reference source of medical bacteriology. Comprising over 100 chapters, organised into 17 major sections, the scope of this impressive work is wide-ranging.
Written by experts in the field, chapters include cutting edge information, and clinical overviews for each major bacterial group, in addition to the latest updates on vaccine development, molecular technology and diagnostic technology.
KEY FEATURES:
* The first comprehensive and accessible reference on Molecular Medical Microbiology
* Two color presentation throughout
* Full colour plate section
* Fully integrated and meticulously organised
* In depth discussion of individual pathogenic bacteria in a system-oriented approach
* Includes a clinical overview for each major bacterial group
* Presents the latest information on vaccine development, molecular technology and diagnostic technology
* Extensive indexing and cross-referencing throughout
Over 100 chapters covering all major groups of bacteria
* Written by an international panel of authors expert in their respective disciplines
* Over 2300 pages in three volumes
This timely and authoritative 3-volume work is an invaluable reference source of medical bacteriology. Comprising over 100 chapters, organised into 17 major sections, the scope of this impressive work is wide-ranging.
Written by experts in the field, chapters include cutting edge information, and clinical overviews for each major bacterial group, in addition to the latest updates on vaccine development, molecular technology and diagnostic technology.
KEY FEATURES:
* The first comprehensive and accessible reference on Molecular Medical Microbiology
* Two color presentation throughout
* Full colour plate section
* Fully integrated and meticulously organised
* In depth discussion of individual pathogenic bacteria in a system-oriented approach
* Includes a clinical overview for each major bacterial group
* Presents the latest information on vaccine development, molecular technology and diagnostic technology
* Extensive indexing and cross-referencing throughout
Over 100 chapters covering all major groups of bacteria
* Written by an international panel of authors expert in their respective disciplines
* Over 2300 pages in three volumes
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