Bacterial Adhesion

Author : Yuehuei H. An,Richard J. Friedman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 647 pages
File Size : 47,6 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 : Itzhak Ofek,Ronald J. Doyle
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 46,5 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 : M. Fletcher,D.C. Savage
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 51,5 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 : Dirk Linke,Adrian Goldman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 50,8 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 : Edwin H. Beachey
Publisher : Springer
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1980-06-30
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015000283641

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Bacterial Adherence by Edwin H. Beachey Pdf

General concepts and principles of bacterial adherence in animals and man; Adherence of normal flora to mucosal surfaces; Bacterial adherence and the formation of dental plaques; Mechanisms of adherence of Streptococcus mutans to smooth surfaces in vitro; Structure and cell membrane-binding properties of bacterial lipoteichoic acids and their possible role in adhesion of Streptococci to eukaryotic cells; Attachment of Mycoplasma pneumoniae to respiratory epithelium; Adhesive properties of Enterobacteriaceae; The adhesive properties of Vibrio cholerae and other Vibrio species; Adherence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and other Neisseria species to mammalian cells;Structure and cell membrane-binding properties of bacterial fimbriae: Adherence of marine micro-organisms to smooth surfaces; Microbial adherence in plants; Cell recognition systems in eukaryotic cells; Prospects for preventing the association of harmful bacteria with host mucosal surfaces.

Author : Michael Wilson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 51,5 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 : Madilyn Fletcher
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 52,5 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

Author : Dwayne C. Savage,Madilyn Fletcher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:636730174

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Bacterial Adhesion by Dwayne C. Savage,Madilyn Fletcher Pdf

Author : Lech Switalski,Magnus Höök,Edwin Beachey
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 50,8 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 : Itzhak Ofek,David L. Hasty,Ronald J. Doyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 54,8 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 : Dirk Linke,Adrian Goldman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9400709412

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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 : Katherine Elliott,Maeve O'Connor,Julie Whelan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780470718315

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Adhesion and Microorganism Pathogenicity by Katherine Elliott,Maeve O'Connor,Julie Whelan Pdf

The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world.

Author : Ying Deng,Wei Lv
Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780081003985

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Biofilms and Implantable Medical Devices by Ying Deng,Wei Lv Pdf

Biofilms and Implantable Medical Devices: Infection and Control explores the increasing use of permanent and semi-permanent implants and indwelling medical devices. As an understanding of the growth and impact of biofilm formation on these medical devices and biomaterials is vital for protecting the health of the human host, this book provides readers with a comprehensive treatise on biofilms and their relationship with medical devices, also reporting on infections and associated strategies for prevention. Provides useful information on the fundamentals of biofilm problems in medical devices Discusses biofilm problems in a range of medical devices Focuses on strategies for prevention of biofilm formation

Author : Ron J. Doyle,Itzhak Ofek
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 662 pages
File Size : 51,7 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 : Thisbe K. Lindhorst,Stefan Oscarson,Julie Bouckaert
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642013034

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Glycoscience and Microbial Adhesion by Thisbe K. Lindhorst,Stefan Oscarson,Julie Bouckaert Pdf

bacterial carbohydrate recognition are conveyed, covering Gram-positive as well as Gram-negative bacteria, in Chapter 4 Streptococci and Staphylococci, and in Chapter 5, carbohydrate binding specificities of Helicobacter pylori. In Chapter 6, "Bitter sweetness of complexity," the collected reflections on mic- bial adhesion are expanded by a perspective on a broader impact of glycosylation on cellular adhesion, motility and regulatory processes, paralleling the complexity of N-glycan structures on cell surfaces. It highlights particularly how structural details of N-glycans have been causally related to pathological scenarios, with a focus on ?(1,6)-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase. In the final chapter, biofilm formation is reviewed, covering knowledge about structure and biosynthesis of polysaccharide intercellular adhesins (PIAs) which are central to biofilm formation. This comprehensive chapter explains all PIA-related principles of medical device-associated infections. It is our hope, that this collection of expert articles, ranging from structural ch- istry and structural biology to biochemistry and medicine, will be a stimulation and motivation for our colleagues in the life sciences. At the same time, we hope that these reflections on microbial adhesion will awake interest in and promote und- standing of the complex processes associated with the glycocalyx and the multif- eted interactions between the host cell and its "guest," as well as the biological consequences resulting from this mutual interplay.