{"product_id":"9781555819279","title":"Virulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens","description":"\u003ch3\u003eASM Books\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eVirulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIndira T. Kudva | Nancy A. Cornick | Paul J. Plummer | Qijing Zhang | Tracy L. Nicholson | John P. Bannantine | Bryan H. Bellaire\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedical \/ Microbiology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGround-breaking overview of an enduring topic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDespite the use of antibiotics, bacterial diseases continue to be a critical issue in public health, and bacterial pathogenesis remains a tantalizing problem for research microbiologists. This new edition of \u003ci\u003eVirulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens\u003c\/i\u003e broadly covers the knowledge base surrounding this topic and presents recently unraveled bacterial virulence strategies and cutting-edge therapies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA team of editors, led by USDA scientist Indira Kudva, compiled perspectives from experts to explain the wide variety of mechanisms through which bacterial pathogens cause disease: the host interface, host cell enslavement, and bacterial communication, secretion, defenses, and persistence. A collection of reviews on targeted therapies rounds out the seven sections of this unique book. The new edition provides insights into some of the most recent advances in the area of bacterial pathogenesis, including\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow metabolism shapes the host-pathogen interface\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003einteractions across species and genera\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emechanisms of the secretion systems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eevasion, survival, and persistence mechanisms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003enew therapies targeting various adaptive and virulence mechanisms of bacterial pathogens\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten to promote discussion, extrapolation, exploration, and multidimensional thinking, \u003ci\u003eVirulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a textbook for graduate courses on bacterial pathogenesis and a resource for specialists in bacterial pathogenicity, such as molecular biologists, physician scientists, infectious disease clinicians, dental scientists, veterinarians, molecular biologists, industry researchers, and technicians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 June 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eASM Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781555819279\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e871\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e72.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44312990220428,"sku":"9781555819279","price":144.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781555819279_2bb8c5fa-079c-43a3-a966-272f033b5bb1.jpg?v=1780152511","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781555819279","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}