Gram-positive pathogens / edited by Vincent A. Fischetti, Richard P. Novick, Joseph J. Ferretti, Daniel a. Portnoy and Julian I. Rood.

Contributor(s): Fischetti, Vincent A [editor] | Novick, Richard P, 1932- [editor] | Ferretti, Joseph J [editor] | Portnoy, Daniel Adam [editor] | Rood, Julian I [editor].

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BookPublisher: Washington : ASM Press, [2000]Copyright date: ©2000Description: xiii, 735 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781555811662 (hardback); 1555811663 (hardback).Subject(s): Gram-positive bacterial infections

| Gram-positive bacteria

DDC classification: 616.9201

Contents:

Section 1: The Gram-Positive cell wall -- Section II:The Streptococcus -- Section III: The Staphylococcus -- Section IV: The Listeria -- Section V: Spore-forming pathogens and gram-positive actinomycetals.

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Dealing with all aspects of gram-positive pathogens, this text addresses the mechanisms of gram-positive bacterial pathogenicity, including the current knowledge on gram-positive structure and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance. Emphasizing streptococci, staphylococci, listeria and spore-forming pathogens, the book includes chapters written by many of the leading researchers in these areas. The chapters systematically dissect these organisms biologically, genetically and immunologically in an attempt to understand the strategies used by these bacteria to cause human disease.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Contributors (p. ix)
Preface (p. xiii)
Section I The Gram-Positive Cell Wall (p. 1)
1 Ultrastructure of Gram-Positive Cell Walls (p. 3)
2 Surface Proteins on Gram-Positive Bacteria (p. 11)
Section II The Streptococcus (p. 25)
A. Group A Streptococci
3 Intracellular Invasion by Streptococcus pyogenes: Invasins, Host Receptors, and Relevance to Human Disease (p. 27)
4 Capsular Polysaccharide of Group A Streptococcus (p. 34)
5 Toxins and Superantigens of Group A Streptococci (p. 43)
6 Genetics of Group A Streptococci (p. 53)
7 Cross-Reactive Antigens of Group A Streptococci (p. 66)
8 Extracellular Matrix Interactions with Gram-Positive Pathogens (p. 78)
9 Streptococci-Mediated Host Cell Signaling (p. 87)
10 Vaccine Approaches To Protect against Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis (p. 96)
11 The Bacteriophages of Group A Streptococci (p. 105)
12 Molecular Epidemiology, Ecology, and Evolution of Group A Streptococci (p. 117)
B. Group B Streptococci
13 Pathogenic Mechanisms and Virulence Factors of Group B Streptococci (p. 125)
14 Surface Structures of Group B Streptococcus Important in Human Immunity (p. 137)
15 Epidemiology of Group B Streptococcal Infections (p. 154)
C. Group C And G Streptococci
16 Genetics and Pathogenicity Factors of Groups C and G Streptococci (p. 163)
17 Pathogenicity Factors in Group C and G Streptococci (p. 177)
18 Group C and Group G Streptococcal Infections: Epidemiologic and Clinical Aspects (p. 184)
D. Streptococcus Pneumoniae
19 The Cell Wall of Streptococcus pneumoniae (p. 191)
20 Streptococcus pneumoniae Capsular Polysaccharide (p. 201)
21 Streptococcus pneumoniae: Invasion and Inflammation (p. 214)
22 Phase Variation of Streptococcus pneumoniae (p. 225)
23 Genetics of Streptococcus pneumoniae (p. 232)
24 Pneumococcal Vaccines (p. 244)
E. Enterococci
25 Pathogenicity of Enterococci (p. 251)
26 Enterococcal Genetics (p. 259)
F. Oral Streptococci
27 Pathogenesis of Oral Streptococci (p. 272)
28 Streptococcus mutans: Molecular Genetic Analysis (p. 280)
29 Genetics of Streptococcus sanguis (p. 287)
G. Lactococci
30 Genetics of Lactococci (p. 295)
Section III The Staphylococcus (p. 307)
31 Diagnostics, Typing, and Taxonomy (p. 309)
32 Genetic and Physical Map of the Chromosome of Staphylococcus aureus 8325 (p. 317)
33 Genetics: Accessory Elements and Genetic Exchange (p. 326)
34 Carbohydrate Catabolism: Pathways and Regulation (p. 339)
35 Respiration and Small-Colony Variants of Staphylococcus aureus (p. 345)
36 The Staphylococcal Cell Wall (p. 351)
37 Staphylococcal Capsule (p. 361)
38 Staphylococcus aureus Exotoxins (p. 367)
39 Extracellular Enzymes (p. 379)
40 Staphylococcal Surface Proteins (p. 386)
41 Pathogenicity Factors and Their Regulation (p. 392)
42 Staphylococcus aureus-Eukaryotic Cell Interactions (p. 408)
43 The Epidemiology of Staphylococcus Infections (p. 414)
44 Animal Models of Experimental Staphylococcus aureus Infection (p. 422)
45 Cellular and Extracellular Defenses against Staphylococcal Infections (p. 431)
46 Biology and Pathogenicity of Staphylococcus epidermidis (p. 442)
47 Biology and Pathogenicity of Staphylococci Other than Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis (p. 450)
48 Antibiotic Resistance in the Staphylococci (p. 463)
Section IV The Listeria (p. 471)
49 Epidemiology and Clinical Manifestations of Listeria monocytogenes Infection (p. 473)
50 Immune and Inflammatory Responses to Listeria monocytogenes Infection (p. 480)
51 Genetic Tools for Use with Listeria monocytogenes (p. 488)
52 Regulation of Virulence Genes in Pathogenic Listeria spp. (p. 499)
53 The Cell Biology of Invasion and Intracellular Growth by Listeria monocytogenes (p. 507)
Section V Spore-Forming Pathogens And Grampositive Actinomycetales (p. 517)
54 Bacillus anthracis (p. 519)
55 Clostridial Genetics (p. 529)
56 Neurotoxigenic Clostridia (p. 540)
57 Enterotoxic Clostridia: Clostridium perfringens Type A and Clostridium difficile (p. 551)
58 Histotoxic Clostridia (p. 563)
Actinomycetales
59 Corynebacterium diphtheriae: Iron-Mediated Activation of DtxR and Regulation of Diphtheria Toxin Expression (p. 573)
60 Actinomyces: Surface Macromolecules and Bacteria-Host Interactions (p. 583)
61 The Pathogenesis of Nocardia (p. 594)
Section VI Antibiotic And Heavy Metal Resistance Mechanisms (p. 607)
62 Mechanisms of Resistance to [beta]-Lactam Antibiotics (p. 609)
63 Resistance to Glycopeptides in Gram-Positive Pathogens (p. 621)
64 Aminoglycoside Resistance in Gram-Positive Bacteria (p. 635)
65 Mechanisms of Resistance to Heavy Metals and Quaternary Amines (p. 647)
66 Tetracycline Resistance in Gram-Positive Bacteria (p. 660)
67 Chloramphenicol Resistance (p. 678)
68 Mechanisms of Fluoroquinolone Resistance (p. 685)
69 Resistance to the Macrolide-Lincosamide-Streptogramin Antibiotics (p. 694)
Appendix Internet Addresses (p. 711)
Index (p. 715)