Campylobacter.
by
 
Nachmkin, Irving.

Title
Campylobacter.

Author
Nachmkin, Irving.

ISBN
9781555815554

Personal Author
Nachmkin, Irving.

Edition
3rd ed.

Physical Description
1 online resource (734 pages)

Contents
Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- I. The Organism -- 1. Taxonomy of the Family Campylobacteraceae -- 2. Population Biology of Campylobacter jejuni and Related Organisms -- 3. Complexity and Versatility in the Physiology and Metabolism of Campylobacter jejuni -- 4. Comparative Genomics of Campylobacter jejuni -- 5. Comparative Genomics of Campylobacter Species Other Than Campylobacter jejuni -- II. Clinical and Epidemiologic Aspects of Campylobacter Infections -- 6. Clinical Aspects of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli Infections -- 7. Clinical Significance of Campylobacter and Related Species Other Than Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli -- 8. Burden of Illness of Campylobacteriosis and Sequelae -- 9. Epidemiology of Campylobacter jejuni Infections in Industrialized Nations -- 10. Molecular Epidemiology of Campylobacter Species -- 11. Isolation, Identification, Subspecies Differentiation, and Typing of Campylobacter fetus -- 12. Diagnosis and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Campylobacter Species -- 13. Guillain-Barre ́Syndrome and Campylobacter Infection -- 14. Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance in Campylobacter -- 15. National Molecular Subtyping Network for Food-Borne Bacterial Disease Surveillance in the United States -- III. Pathogenesis and Immunity -- 16. Interaction of Campylobacter jejuni with Host Cells -- 17. Cell Biology of Human Host Cell Entry by Campylobacter jejuni -- 18. Campylobacter jejuni Secretes Proteins via the Flagellar Type III Secretion System That Contribute to Host Cell Invasion and Gastroenteritis -- 19. Innate Immunity in Campylobacter Infections -- 20. Chemosensory Signal Transduction Pathway of Campylobacter jejuni -- 21. Animal Models of Campylobacter jejuni Infections -- 22. Rabbit Model of Guillain-BarreŚyndrome -- 23. Pathogenesis of Campylobacter fetus.
 
24. Development of a Human Vaccine -- IV. Glycobiology -- 25. N-Linked Protein Glycosylation in Campylobacter -- 26. O-Linked Flagellar Glycosylation in Campylobacter -- 27. Campylobacter jejuni Lipooligosaccharides: Structures and Biosynthesis -- 28. Campylobacter jejuni Capsular Polysaccharide -- 29. Campylobacter Metabolomics -- V. Genes and Gene Expression -- 30. Regulation of Flagellar Gene Expression and Assembly -- 31. Natural Competence and Transformation in Campylobacter -- 32. Survival Strategies of Campylobacter jejuni: Stress Responses, the Viable but Nonculturable State, and Biofilms -- 33. Iron Metabolism, Transport, and Regulation -- 34. Regulation of Genes in Campylobacter jejuni -- VI. Food Safety and Intervention -- 35. Campylobacter in the Food Supply -- 36. Transmission of Antibiotic Resistance from Food Animals to Humans -- 37. Poultry Colonization with Campylobacter and Its Control at the Primary Production Level -- 38. Bacteriophage Therapy and Campylobacter -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y.

Abstract
The understanding of clinical aspects, epidemiology, pathogenesis, genomic diversity, and glycobiology of Campylobacter infection has greatly increased.  Organized into six sections with thirty-eight chapters, this volume begins with chapters detailing the campylobacter organism.

Local Note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

Subject Term
Campylobacter infections.

Genre
Electronic books.

Added Author
Szymanski, Christine M.
 
Blaser, Martin J.

Electronic Access
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LibraryMaterial TypeItem BarcodeShelf NumberStatus
IYTE LibraryE-Book1211103-1001QR201 .C25 -- C36 2008 EBEbrary E-Books