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Biology of Chlamydia

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Year: [2018]
Publisher: Cham, Springer International Publishing AG
Series: Current topics in microbiology and immunology; 412
Media group: Serien
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The genus Chlamydia encompasses a number of species of obligate intracellular bacteria, including important human pathogens like the most common bacterial agent of sexually transmitted disease. This volume reviews current knowledge of chlamydial biology, covering the unusual structure of the bacteria – which alternate between metabolically almost inactive and fast-dividing forms. It also discusses the ways in which Chlamydia manipulates the host cytoskeleton and subverts the host cell’s defence, and illustrates how genomics have begun to uncover the diversity and complexity of chlamydial strains that look very similar but may cause distinct forms of disease. Further, it describes how techniques are now finally being established that can genetically modify Chlamydia, and discusses why such modification is still very difficult and what progress we can expect. Lastly, it presents our current understanding of chlamydial disease: what do we know about chronic infections, what are the mechanisms of inflammatory damage, and what are the prospects of a vaccine? Written be specialists in these various areas, the book is a valuable work of reference for students and scientists with an interest in the molecular, cellular and immunobiology of these fascinating bacteria.

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Statement of Responsibility: Georg Häcker, editor
Year: [2018]
Publisher: Cham, Springer International Publishing AG
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Classification: Search for this systematic MB-40, ZB-90
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ISBN: 9783319712307
ISBN (2nd): 3319712306
Description: ix, 237 Seiten, Diagramme, Illustrationen
Series: Current topics in microbiology and immunology; 412
Tags: Immunbiologie; Medizinische Mikrobiologie
Participating parties: Search for this character Häcker, Georg (editor)
Language: Englisch
Media group: Serien