Between Pathogenicity and Commensalism: 358 (Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 358) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3642365590 ISBN 13: 9783642365591

Publisher: Springer, 2013

Synopsis

This comprehensive, interdisciplinary book covers different aspects of relevant human pathogens and commensals. The ongoing development of (meta-)genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic and bioinformatic analyses of pathogenic and commensal microorganisms and their host interaction provides a comprehensive introduction to the microbiological analysis of host-microbe interplay and its consequences for infection or commensalism.

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From the Back Cover

Microbes colonize nearly every biotic and abiotic niche on our planet. This also includes our human body, which is densely populated with microbes, the majority of which interact with us in a commensal, sometimes even mutualistic, relationship. Only a minority of our microbiota are pathogenic organisms with the ability to cause infection.

This book covers various aspects of the interplay between commensal and pathogenic bacteria with their hosts. The chapters summarize recent findings on the geno- and phenotypic traits of opportunistic bacterial pathogens, such as Escherichia coli, staphylococci or Pseudomonas aeruginosa, as well as the impact of commensal and probiotic bacteria on intestinal physiology and health. The differential interaction of pathogenic, commensal and probiotic bacteria with their host is reviewed from both the bacterial and the host’s perspective to round out this compilation of articles on the differences and similarities of pathogenic and commensal microorganisms.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3642365590
• ISBN 13: 9783642365591
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 367
• Editor: Dobrindt Ulrich, Hacker Jörg H., Svanborg Catharina