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Title Bacterial cell-to-cell communication : role in virulence and pathogenesis / edited by Donald R. Demuth and Richard J. Lamont
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 313 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Series Advances in molecular and cellular microbiology ; [11]
Advances in molecular and cellular microbiology ; 11.
Contents Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; CHAPTER 1 Quorum sensing and regulation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections; CHAPTER 2 The Pseudomonas aeruginosa quinolone signal; CHAPTER 3 Quorum-sensing-mediated regulation of plant-bacteria interactions and Agrobacterium tumefaciens virulence; CHAPTER 4 Jamming bacterial communications: new strategies to combat bacterial infections and the development of biofilms; CHAPTER 5 Quorum-sensing-mediated regulation of biofilm growth and virulence of Vibrio cholerae
Summary Many bacterial diseases are caused by organisms growing together as communities or biofilms. These microorganisms have the capacity to coordinately regulate specific sets of genes by sensing and communicating amongst themselves utilizing a variety of signals. This book examines the mechanisms of quorum sensing and cell-to-cell communication in bacteria and the roles that these processes play in regulating virulence, bacterial interactions with host tissues, and microbial development. Recent studies suggest that microbial cell-to-cell communication plays an important role in the pathogenesis of a variety of disease processes. Furthermore, some bacterial signal molecules may possess immunomodulatory activity. Thus, understanding the mechanisms and outcomes of bacterial cell-to-cell communication has important implications for appreciating host-pathogen interactions and ultimately may provide new targets for antimicrobial therapies that block or interfere with these communication networks
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Bacteria -- Physiology.
Cell interaction.
Cellular signal transduction.
Biofilms.
Bacterial Physiological Phenomena
Bacteria -- pathogenicity
Biofilms
Cell Communication
Signal Transduction
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Microbiology.
Biofilms
Bacteria -- Physiology
Cell interaction
Cellular signal transduction
Bacteriƫn.
Signalen.
Communicatie.
Form Electronic book
Author Demuth, Donald R
Lamont, Richard J. 1961-
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