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BL
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696375
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b518564
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| Title & Author
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Bacterial pathogenesis : : a molecular approach /\ Brenda A. Wilson [and others]
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| Edition Statement
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Third edition
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, DC :: ASM Press,, [2011]
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, ©2011
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| Page. NO
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xiv, 526 pages :: illustrations ;; 28 cm
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| ISBN
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1555814182 (softcover : alk. paper)
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: 9781555814182 (softcover : alk. paper)
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| Notes
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Revised edition of: Bacterial pathogenesis : a molecular approach / Abigail A. Salyers and Dixie D. Whitt. 2nd ed. c2002
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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The power of bacteria -- Skin and mucosa : the first lines of defense against bacterial infections -- The innate immune system : always on guard -- The second line of defense : antibodies and cytotoxic T cells -- The normal human microbiota -- Microbes and disease : establishing a connection -- Mechanisms of genetic modification and exchange : role in pathogen evolution -- Identification of virulence factors : measuring infectivity and virulence -- Identification of virulence factors : molecular approaches for bacterial factors -- Identification of virulence factors : molecular approaches for host factors -- Bacterial strategies for evading or surviving host defense systems -- Toxins and other toxic virulence factors -- Delivery of virulence factors -- Virulence regulation -- Antimicrobial compounds -- How bacteria become resistant to antibiotics -- Vaccination : an underappreciated component of the modern medical armamentarium -- The gram-positive opportunistic pathogens -- The gram-negative opportunistic pathogens and emerging pathogens -- Biosecurity : the changing roles of microbiologists in an age of bioterrorism and emerging diseases
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| Abstract
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Completely revised and updated to capture new research findings, the third edition of this best-selling text is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to bacterial pathogenesis for both students and researchers. The authors integrate material from pathogenic microbiology, molecular biology, immunology, and human physiology to provide a complete but accessible overview of the field
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Bacterial diseases-- Etiology
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Bacterial diseases-- Pathogenesis
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Bacterial diseases-- Prevention
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Host-parasite relationships
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Molecular microbiology
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Virulence (Microbiology)-- Molecular aspects
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| Dewey Classification
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616.9/207
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| LC Classification
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QR201.B34S24 2011
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2011 C-427
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QZ 65S186b 2011
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| Added Entry
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Salyers, Abigail A.
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Wilson, Brenda A
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