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Microbial Surface Components and Toxins in Relation to Pathogenesis

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. Eliora Z. Ron

    1. Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

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  2. Shlomo Rottem

    1. The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel

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Part of the book series: F.E.M.S. Symposium Series (FEMS, volume 51)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Adhesion and Colonization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Characterization and Surface Organization of E. Coli Adhesins

      • Klaus Jann, Heinz Hoschützky
      Pages 3-10

    3. Binding of Enterobacterial Fimbria to Proteins of Basement Membranes and Connective Tissue — A Novel Function for Fimbriae

      • Timo K. Korhonen, Benita Westerlund, Ann-Mari Tarkkanen, Timo Sareneva, Ritva Virkola, Pentti Kuusela et al.
      Pages 11-21

    4. P-Fimbriae: Molecular Aspects of their Structure and their Application as Carriers of Foreign Antigenic Determinants

      • Irma van Die, Nico Riegman, Joost van Oosterhout, Hans Bergmans, Anneke van der Zee, Hanneke Bes et al.
      Pages 23-30

    5. Enteroaggregative Escherichia Coli, A New Diarrheal Agent

      • Myron M. Levine, Bernadette Baudry, Stephen Savarino, Pablo Vial, James Kaper
      Pages 31-36

    6. Fimbriae of Human Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli and Control of their Expression

      • Cyril J. Smyth, Maire Boylan, Helen M. Matthews, David C. Coleman
      Pages 37-53

    7. Regulation of the Biosynthesis of K99 and 987p Fimbriae

      • Frits K. de Graaf, Marjan W. van der Woude, Pia Klaasen
      Pages 55-60

    8. Adherence Pili of Escherichia Coli 078 Determine Host and Tissue Specificity

      • Eliora Z. Ron, Zohar Yerushalmi, Michael W. Naveh
      Pages 61-68

    9. The Analysis of Bordetella Pertussis Fimbrial Mutants in a Rabbit Model

      • Frits R. Mooi, Han G. J. van der Heide, Henk C. Walvoort, Henk Brunings, Wim H. Jansen, Piet A. M. Guinee
      Pages 69-76

    10. Differentiation between Pathogenic and Non-Pathogenic Entamoeba Histolytica

      • D. Mirelman
      Pages 77-79

    11. Adherence and Pathogenicity of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae: A Review

      • Helmut Brunner
      Pages 81-89

  3. Cell Invasion and Intracellular Multiplication

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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    2. Genetics of Factors Involved in Extraintestinal E. Coli Pathogenicity

      • Jörg Hacker, Reinhard Marre, Joachim Morschhäuser, Manfred Ott, Thomas Schmoll
      Pages 93-100

    3. Entry and Intracellular Behaviour of Shigella

      • P. J. Sansonetti
      Pages 101-106

    4. The Salmonella Typhimurium Virulence Plasmid

      • Mikael Rhen, Suvi Taria, Soila Sukupolvi, Marita Virtanen, P. Helena Makela
      Pages 107-114

    5. Regulation and Function of Plasmid Encoded Virulence Determinants of Yersinia

      • H. Wolf-Watz, A. Forsberg, R. Rosqvist, I. Bölin, K. Erickson, L. Norlander et al.
      Pages 115-125

    6. Outer Membrane Proteins: Old and New

      • Peter Owen, Patrick Caffrey, Lars-Goran Josefsson, Mary Meehan
      Pages 127-139

  4. Evasion of Host Defenses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
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    2. Structural Aspects of LPS: Role in Evasion of Host Defense Mechanism

      • N. Grossman, A. A. Lindberg, S. B. Svenson, K. A. Joiner, L. Leive
      Pages 143-149
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The meeting on "Microbial Surface Components and Toxins in Relation to Pathogenesis" was held on May 15-19, 1989, in the Mitzpe Rachel guesthouse of Kibbutz Ramat Rachel in Israel. Four major topics formed the basis for the meeting: adhesion and colonization; cell invasion and intracellular multipli­ cation; evasion of host defenses; toxins and systemic effects. The presentations clearly show that our understanding of the pathology, pathogenesis and bacteria-host cell inter-action has greatly advanced over the last few years. The contributions to our knowledge on the biogenesis of adhesins and their molecular organization, as well as on the mechanism of adherence to infected target tissue by pathogenic bacteria, have been particularly impressive. significant progress has been made in defining the nature of pathogenic and cytotoxic factors produced by bacteria, and much has been learned about the biochemical and antigenic modifications occurring in diverse types of host cells upon infection. The discussions of poly­ saccharide capsules, bacterial endotoxins and secreted toxins illustrated the challenge and the possibilities for vaccine development.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Eliora Z. Ron

  • The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel

    Shlomo Rottem

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