Adhesion Of Microbial Pathogens

Author : Ron J. Doyle,Itzhak Ofek
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 662 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1995-07-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : UVA:X002761355

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Adhesion of Microbial Pathogens by Ron J. Doyle,Itzhak Ofek Pdf

The critically acclaimed laboratory standard for forty years, Methods in Enzymology is one of the most highly respected publications in the field of biochemistry. Since 1955, each volume has been eagerlyawaited, frequently consulted, and praised by researchers and reviewers alike. More than 250 volumes have been published (all of them still in print) and much of the material is relevant even today--truly an essential publication for researchers in all fields of life sciences. Key Features * Strategies involved in studying adhesion * Genetic manipulation of adhesions * Adhesion and receptor isolation and characterization * Distinguishes between adhesion and invasion * Assays for adhesion * Kinetic and epidemiological considerations of adhesion and infection

Author : M. Fletcher,D.C. Savage
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781461565147

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Bacterial Adhesion by M. Fletcher,D.C. Savage Pdf

Study of the phenomena of bacterial adhesion to surfaces has accelerated considerably over the past 10 to 15 years. During this period, microbiologists have become increasingly aware that attachment to a substratum influences considerably the activities and structures of microbial cells. Moreover, in many cases attached communities of cells have important effects on their substratum and the surrounding environment. Such phenomena are now known to be important in plant and animal hosts, water and soil ecosystems, and man-made structures and industrial processes. Much work on microbial adhesion in the early 1970s was descriptive. Those studies were important for detecting and describing the phenomena of bacterial adhesion to substrata in various environments; the findings have been presented in numerous recently published, excellent books and reviews. In some studies, attempts were made to elucidate some funda mental principles controlling adhesion processes in different environments containing a variety of microorganisms. Common threads have been observed occasionally in different studies. Taken as a whole, however, the information has revealed that many disparate factors are involved in adhesion processes. Whether a particular microorganism can adhere to a certain substratum depends on the properties of the microbial strain itself and on charac teristics of the substratum and of the environment.

Author : Itzhak Ofek,Ronald J. Doyle
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781468464351

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Bacterial Adhesion to Cells and Tissues by Itzhak Ofek,Ronald J. Doyle Pdf

Attachment to host cells or tissues is often the first step in the establishment of bacterial infections. A complex array of recognition, attachment, and virulence factors is involved in this process, which recent research has greatly illuminated. This comprehensive and authoritative volume discusses the specific cell and tissue-specific affinities of pathogenic microorganisms, including bioinorganic surfaces such as teeth, and is an essential reference for researchers and students of host-pathogen interactions.

Author : Lech Switalski,Magnus Höök,Edwin Beachey
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461235903

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Molecular Mechanisms of Microbial Adhesion by Lech Switalski,Magnus Höök,Edwin Beachey Pdf

It has been 80 years since the subject of bacterial adhesion to surfaces was first brought forth, but only in the last two decades has the importance of this subject been recognized by medical microbiologists. The fact that bacterial attachment to the host tissue is a prerequisite for infection understandably led to the hope that infections could be prevented by blocking the adhesion of pathogenic bacteria. Progress in this field has been so rapid that it has become difficult to keep up with recent developments. This book contains the proceedings of the symposium on the Molecular Mechanisms of Microbial Adhesion, May 6-8, 1988. Both the symposium and this book were intended as an up-to-date review of the most recent findings concerning the adhesion of medically important bacteria. In addition, this book contains critical and provocative overviews of the past, present and future of this field.

Author : Yuehuei H. An,Richard J. Friedman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 647 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2000-01-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781592592241

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Handbook of Bacterial Adhesion by Yuehuei H. An,Richard J. Friedman Pdf

Research on bacterial adhesion and its significance is a major field involving many different aspects of nature and human life, such as marine science, soil and plant ecology, most importantly, the biomedical field. The adhesion ofbacteria to the food industry, and human tissue surfaces and implanted biomaterial surfaces is an important step in the patho genesis of infection. Handbook 0/ Bacterial Adhesion: Principles, Methods, and Applications is an outgrowth of the editors' own quest for information on laboratory techniques for studying bacte rial adhesion to biomaterials, bone, and other tissues and, more importantly, a response to significant needs in the research community. This book is designed to be an experimental guide for biomedical scientists, biomaterials scientists, students, laboratory technicians, or anyone who plans to conduct bacterial adhesion studies. More specifically, it is intended for all those researchers facing the chal lenge of implant infections in such devices as orthopedic prostheses, cardiovascular devices or catheters, cerebrospinal fluid shunts or extradural catheters, thoracic or abdominal catheters, portosystemic shunts or bile stents, urological catheters or stents, plastic surgical implants, oral or maxillofacial implants, contraceptive implants, or even contact lenses. It also covers research methods for the study of bacterial adhesion to tis sues such as teeth, respiratory mucosa, intestinal mucosa, and the urinary tract. In short, it constitutes a handbook for biomechanical and bioengineering researchers and students at all levels.

Author : Michael Wilson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139437639

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Bacterial Adhesion to Host Tissues by Michael Wilson Pdf

This book is about the adhesion of bacteria to their human hosts. Although adhesion is essential for maintaining members of the normal microflora in/on their host, it is also the crucial first stage in any infectious disease. It is important, therefore, to fully understand the mechanisms underlying bacterial adhesion so that we may be able to develop methods of maintaining our normal (protective) microflora, and of preventing pathogenic bacteria from initiating an infectious process. These topics are increasingly important because of the growing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and, consequently, the need to develop alternative approaches for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. This book describes the bacterial structures responsible for adhesion and the molecular mechanisms underlying the adhesion process. It also deals with the consequences of adhesion for both the adherent bacterium and the host cell/tissue to which it has adhered.

Author : Dirk Linke,Adrian Goldman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789400709409

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Bacterial Adhesion by Dirk Linke,Adrian Goldman Pdf

Over the last few years, bacterial adhesion has become a more and more important and active scientific area, but the field lacks communication and scientific exchange between medical and microbiology researchers who work with the relevant biological systems, and biochemists, structural biologists and physicists, who know and understand the physical methods best suited to investigate the phenomenon at the molecular level. The field consequently would benefit from a cross-disciplinary conference enabling such communication. This book tries to bridge the gap between the disciplines.

Author : Itzhak Ofek,David L. Hasty,Ronald J. Doyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Bacteria
ISBN : UOM:39015056846515

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Bacterial Adhesion to Animal Cells and Tissues by Itzhak Ofek,David L. Hasty,Ronald J. Doyle Pdf

Author : Itzahak Kahane,Itzhak Ofek
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781461304159

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Toward Anti-Adhesion Therapy for Microbial Diseases by Itzahak Kahane,Itzhak Ofek Pdf

The emergence of pathogens resistant to conventional antimicrobial agents has forced us to intensify the efforts in search for new approaches to prevent infectious diseases. Such a direction was indicated in studies over the last two decades showing that adhesion of pathogens, primarily via glycoconjugate or protein receptors of the host tissue, is crucial for the infectious process. Moreover, it was found that infection can be prevented by blocking adhesion of the pathogen to mucosal surfaces of the host. The various aspects of interference with the process of microbial adhesion as a way of preventing diseases were the subject of the Bat-Sheva Seminar, "Towards Anti-Adhesion Therapy of Microbial Infectious Diseases," held in Zichron Yaakov, Israel, February 25 to March I, 1996. A major aim of the Bat-Sheva de Rothschild Foundation for the Advancement of Science in Israel, which sponsors a series of seminars, ours among them, is to provide the necessary tools and settings for international forums and exposure of young scientists and promising students to the state of the art of the field. This goal has been achieved during the week's discussions, and its major aspects are presented in this compendium. The seminar's participants, as well as the readers of this book, thank the founder and Foundation for their support. This book includes the major themes of this rapidly growing area. However, by no means do we intend to cover every bit and piece in it. The book's first section deals with the lectin-sugar interactions and their inhibitors.

Author : R. C. W. Berkeley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Adhesion
ISBN : UOM:39015000290422

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Microbial Adhesion to Surfaces by R. C. W. Berkeley Pdf

Author : Dwayne C. Savage,Madilyn Fletcher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:636730174

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Bacterial Adhesion by Dwayne C. Savage,Madilyn Fletcher Pdf

Author : Gabriel Bitton,Kevin C. Marshall
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015016323571

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Adsorption of Microorganisms to Surfaces by Gabriel Bitton,Kevin C. Marshall Pdf

Author : Magnus Hook,Lech Switalski
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461229247

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Microbial Adhesion and Invasion by Magnus Hook,Lech Switalski Pdf

This book contains the proceedings of the symposium on Microbial Adhesion and Invasion. The meeting was the fifth in a series of symposia initiated and sponsored by the Department of Biochemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham. We gratefully acknowledge the generous financial support of the following institutions and companies. -Department of Biochemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA - National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA -Alfa Laval International, AB, Tumba, Sweden -Procter and Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA -Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, USA -Johnson and Johnson, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA We would like to express our appreciation to Agneta Hook, Timo Kostiainen, Mary Homonylo McGavin, Martin McGavin, Cindy Patti, Joe Patti and Anna-Marja Saamanen for their time and hard work making this symposium a success; and special thanks to Kay Cooper and Wade Butcher for help with the management of the symposium and editorial assistance with this book.

Author : Derek C. Ellwood,J. Melling,P. Rutter
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Adhesion
ISBN : UCAL:B4499423

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Adhesion of Microorganisms to Surfaces by Derek C. Ellwood,J. Melling,P. Rutter Pdf

Author : Madilyn Fletcher
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1996-09-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 0471021857

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Bacterial Adhesion by Madilyn Fletcher Pdf

BACTERIAL ADHESION Molecular and Ecological Diversity Edited byMadilyn Fletcher Over the last twenty years, research has revealed the enormouscomplexity underlying the phenomenon of bacterial adhesion. Theinitial research goal was to understand the mechanism of attachmentand its effects on the bacteria as well as the host. As researchprogressed, however, it became evident that many differentattachment mechanisms exist. These diverse forms of adhesion arethe results of numerous evolutionary pressures, and each may bepart of a larger behavioral strategy. This comprehensive overview details how diversity in habitat andecological requirements has led to enormous variety in adhesivecell components, underlying genetic determinants, and behavioralstrategies. It presents the latest research on adhesion mechanismsand strategies found in diverse environments and microorganisms,including the new environment of biomaterials. Bacterial Adhesion: Molecular and Ecological Diversity examinesadhesion as a strategy for nutrient access and as a phase in thecomplex behavior of life cycle processes. It covers the latestresearch and innovative approaches in the field, including: * Conceptual advances in research on the adhesion of bacteria tooral surfaces * Enhancing colonization in a fluctuating environment * The cellulosome: a cell-surface organelle for the adhesion to anddegradation of cellulose * Pseudomonas aeruginosa--versatile attachment mechanisms * Sensing, response, and adaptation to surfaces * Myxococcus coadhesion and role in the life cycle Edited by a leading authority on bacterial adhesion and featuringcontributions from the field's leading experts, this book speaks toresearchers in all areas of microbiology, biotechnology,environmental technology, and environmental science, as well asurology, immunology, and infectious diseases. Bacterial Adhesion: Molecular and Ecological Diversity is thelatest addition to the Wiley Series in Ecological and AppliedMicrobiology. Recent books in the series include: * Microbial Transformation and Degradation of Toxic OrganicChemicals edited by Lily Y. Young and Carl E. Cerniglia * Wastewater Microbiology by Gabriel Bitton * Environmental Microbiology edited by Ralph Mitchell * Biotechnology in Plant Disease Control edited by Ilan Chet * Antarctic Microbiology edited by E. Imre Friedmann * Effects of Acid Rain on Forest Processes edited by Douglas L.Godbold and Aloys Huttermann