Escherichia Coli 0157 H7 and Other Shiga Toxin-Producing E. Coli Strains

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Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, otherwise light wear. Solid oversize hardcover.; Based on a symposium and workshop held in Baltimore, Maryland, 22-26 June 1997. Contents: 1. Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow / Alison D. O'Brien and James B. Kaper --I. Epidemiology of STEC in Humans. 2. Epidemiology of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infections in Humans in the United States / Patricia M. Griffin. 3. Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infections in Canada / John S. Spika, Rasik Khakhria and Pascal Michel. 4. Epidemiology of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in South America / Eduardo L. Lopez, Maria Marta Contrini and Maria Fabiana De Rosa. 5. Epidemiology of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infections in Continental Europe / Alfredo Caprioli and Alberto Eugenio Tozzi. 6. Shiga Toxin (Verocytotoxin)-Producing Escherichia coli in the United Kingdom / Henry R. Smith, Bernard Rowe and Goutam K. Adak. 7. An Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Central Scotland / Syed Ahmed and Martin Donaghy. 8. Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Australia / Roy M. Robins-Browne, Elizabeth Elliott and Patricia Desmarchelier. 9. Recent Outbreaks of Infections Caused by Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Japan / Hideshi Michino, Kazuhiro Araki and Shunsaku Minami --II. Stec in the Food Chain. 10. Ecology of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Cattle and Impact of Management Practices / Dale D. Hancock, Thomas E. Besser and Daniel H. Rice. 11. Microbiology of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Foods / Jianghong Meng and Michael P. Doyle. 12. Food Safety in the United States / Jill Hollingsworth and Bruce Kaplan --III. Pathogenic Mechanisms: Bacterial Factors. 13. Structure, Biology, and Relative Toxicity of Shiga Toxin Family Members for Cells and Animals / Angela R. Melton-Celsa and Alison D. O'Brien. 14. Shiga Toxin (Verotoxin) Binding to Its Receptor Glycolipid / C. A. Lingwood, M. Mylvaganam and S. Arab. 15. Shiga Toxin Interaction with Intestinal Epithelial Cells / David W. K. Acheson, Lisa L. Lincicome and Mary S. Jacewicz. 16. Intimin-Mediated Adherence of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli and Attaching-and-Effacing Pathogens / James B. Kaper, Lisa J. Gansheroff and Marian R. Wachtel. 17. Intimin-Independent Adherence Mechanisms of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Other Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Strains / Phillip I. Tarr and Sima S. Bilge. 18. Attaching-and-Effacing Intestinal Histopathology and the Locus of Enterocyte Effacement / James B. Kaper, Simon Elliott and Vanessa Sperandio. 19. Plasmid-Encoded Determinants of Escherichia coli O157:H7 / Helge Karch, Herbert Schmidt and Wemer Brunder. 20. Evolution of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Other Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Strains / Thomas S. Whittam --IV. Pathogenic Mechanisms: Host Response and Animal Models. 21. Epithelial Cell Responses to Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infection / Arif Ismaili, Dana J. Philpott and Derek M. McKay. 22. Cytokine Response to Shiga Toxins / Vernon L. Tesh. 23. Human Immune Response and Immunity to Shiga Toxin (Verocytotoxin)-Producing Escherichia coli Infection / Mohamed A. Karmah. 24. Overview of Animal Models / Rodney A. Moxley and David H. Francis. 25. Bovine Infection with Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli / Evelyn A. Dean-Nystrom, Brad T. Bosworth and Harley W. Moon. 26. Canine Model of Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Brad W. Fenwick and Laine A. Cowan. 27. Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Protects against Tissue Injury in an Animal Model of Hemorrhagic Colitis / Peter D. Bloom, Robert G. Russell and Edgar C. Boedeker --V. Pathogenesis of Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome. 28. Pathophysiology of Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Leo Monnens, C. O. Savage and C. M. Taylor. 29. Hematology of Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Peter Rose and Ian Chant. 30. Interaction of Shiga Toxins with Endothelial Cells / Tom G. Obrig. 31. Novel Role of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor in the Pathogenesis of Classic. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 10020

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Von der hinteren Coverseite: This comprehensive, interdisciplinary volume covers all aspects of infections from Shiga toxin–producing bacteria, including clinical microbiology, public health, pathogenesis, renal and gastrointestinal pathophysiology, clinical management, food safety, and human and animal ecology. Organized to reflect the perspectives of experts in these diverse areas, this book is a valuable resource for those new to the field as well as the most highly focused specialists.