Gram-positive Pathogens

by Fischetti, Vincent A.; Novick, Richard P.; Ferretti, Joseph J.; Portnoy, Daniel A.; Rood, Julian I.

• ISBN13: 9781555813437
• ISBN10: 1555813437
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-03-06
• Publisher: Amer Society for Microbiology

Summary

Dissects organisms biologicaly, genetically, & immunologically to provide clear understanding of strategies bacteria use to cause human disease.

Table of Contents

Contributors	ix
Preface	xiii
SECTION I THE GRAM-POSITIVE CELL WALL	1	(26)
Vincent A. Fischetti
Ultrastructure of Gram-Positive Cell Walls	3	(9)
Terry J. Beveridge
Valerio R. F. Matias
Surface Proteins on Gram-Positive Bacteria	12	(15)
Vincent A. Fischetti
SECTION II THE STREPTOCOCCUS	27	(342)
Vincent A. Fischetti
Joseph J. Ferretti
Group A Streptococci
Intracellular Invasion by Streptococcus pyogenes: Invasins, Host Receptors, and Relevance to Human Disease	29	(8)
Beinan Wang
David Cue
P. Patrick Cleary
Capsular Polysaccharide of Group A Streptococci	37	(10)
Michael R. Wessels
Toxins and Superantigens of Group A Streptococci	47	(12)
John K. McCormick
Marnie L. Peterson
Patrick M. Schlievert
Genetics of Group A Streptococci	59	(15)
Kyu Hong Cho
Michael Caparon
Cross-Reactive Antigens of Group A Streptococci	74	(15)
Madeleine W. Cunningham
Extracellular Matrix Interactions with Gram-Positive Pathogens	89	(11)
Gursharan S. Chhatwal
Klaus T. Preissner
Streptococcus-Mediated Host Cell Signaling	100	(13)
Vijay Pancholi
Vaccine Approaches To Protect against Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis	113	(10)
Vincent A. Fischetti
The Bacteriophages of Group A Streptococci	123	(20)
W. Michael McShan
Molecular Epidemiology, Ecology, and Evolution of Group A Streptococci	143	(9)
Debra E. Bessen
Susan K. Hollingshead
Group B Streptococci
Pathogenic Mechanisms and Virulence Factors of Group B Streptococci	152	(17)
Victor Nizet
Craig E. Rubens
Surface Structures of Group B Streptococci Important in Human Immunity	169	(17)
Lawrence C. Madoff
Lawrence C. Paoletti
Dennis L. Kasper
Epidemiology of Group B Streptococcal Infections	186	(10)
Anne Schuchat
Sharon Balter
Group C and G Streptococci
Genetics and Pathogenicity Factors of Group C and G Streptococci	196	(17)
Horst Malke
Pathogenicity Factors in Group C and G Streptococci	213	(9)
Gursharan S. Chhatwal
David J. McMillan
Susanne R. Talay
Group C and Group G Streptococcal Infections: Epidemiologic and Clinical Aspects	222	(8)
Gio J. Baracco
Alan L. Bisno
Streptococcus Pneumoniae
The Cell Wall of Streptococcus pneumoniae	230	(11)
Alexander Tomasz
Werner Fischer
Streptococcus pneumoniae Capsular Polysaccharide	241	(12)
James C. Paton
Judy K. Morona
Streptococcus pneumoniae: Invasion and Inflammation	253	(15)
Carlos J. Orihuela
Elaine Tuomanen
Phase Variation of Streptococcus pneumoniae	268	(7)
Jeffrey N. Weiser
Genetics of Streptococcus pneumoniae	275	(14)
Janet Yother
Susan K. Hollingshead
Pneumococcal Vaccines	289	(10)
D. E. Briles
J. C. Paton
E. Swiatlo
M. J. Crain
Enterococci
Pathogenicity of Enterococci	299	(13)
Lynn E. Hancock
Michael S. Gilmore
Enterococcal Genetics	312	(20)
Keith E. Weaver
Oral Streptococci
Pathogenesis of Oral Streptococci	332	(8)
R. R. B. Russell
The Virulence Properties of Streptococcus mutans	340	(7)
Howard K. Kuramitsu
Genetics of sanguinis Group Streptococci	347	(9)
Howard F. Jenkinson
M. Margaret Vickerman
Lactococci
Genetics of Lactococci	356	(13)
Philippe Gaudu
Yuji Yamamoto
Peter Ruhdal Jensen
Karin Hammer
Alexandra Gruss
SECTION III THE STAPHYLOCOCCUS	369	(230)
Richard P. Novick
Diagnostics, Typing, and Taxonomy	371	(10)
Wolfgang Witte
Birgit Strommenger
Guido Werner
The Staphylococcus aureus NCTC 8325 Genome	381	(32)
Allison F. Gillaspy
Veronica Worrell
Joshua Orvis
Bruce A. Roe
David W. Dyer
Ani John J. Iandolo
Genetics: Accessory Elements and Genetic Exchange	413	(14)
Neville Firth
Ronald A. Skurray
Carbohydrate Catabolism: Pathways and Regulation	427	(7)
Reinhold Bruckner
Ralf Rosenstein
Respiration and Small-Colony Variants of Staphylococcus aureus	434	(9)
Richard A. Proctor
The Staphylococcal Cell Wall	443	(13)
Alexander Tomasz
Staphylococcal Capsule	456	(8)
Chia Y. Lee
Jean C. Lee
Staphylococcus aureus Exotoxins	464	(14)
Gregory A. Bohach
Extracellular Enzymes	478	(8)
Staffan Arvidson
Staphylococcal Sortases and Surface Proteins	486	(10)
Andrea C. Dedent
Luciano A. Marraffini
Olaf Schneewind
Staphylococcal Pathogenesis and Pathogenicity Factors: Genetics and Regulation	496	(21)
Richard P. Novick
Staphylococcus aureus---Eukaryotic Cell Interactions	517	(9)
Carlos Arrecubieta
Franklin D. Lowy
The Epidemiology of Staphylococcus Infections	526	(9)
Fred C. Tenover
Rachel J. Gorwitz
Animal Models of Experimental Staphylococcus aureus Infection	535	(9)
L. Vincent Collins
Andrzej Tarkowski
Cellular and Extracellular Defenses against Staphylococcal Infections	544	(16)
Jerrold Weiss
Arnold S. Bayer
Michael Yeaman
Biology and Pathogenicity of Staphylococcus epidermidis	560	(12)
Christine Heilmann
Georg Peters
Biology and Pathogenicity of Staphylococci Other than Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis	572	(15)
Anne Tristan
Gerard Lina
Jerome Etienne
Francois Vandenesch
Antibiotic Resistance in the Staphylococci	587	(12)
Steven J. Projan
Alexey Ruzin
SECTION IV THE LISTERIAE	599	(58)
Daniel A. Portnoy
Epidemiology and Clinical Manifestations of Listeria monocytogenes Infection	601	(8)
Walter F. Schlech III
Listeria monocytogenes Infection of Mice: an Elegant Probe To Dissect Innate and T-Cell Immune Responses	609	(11)
Jodie S. Haring
John T. Harty
Genetic Tools for Use with Listeria monocytogenes	620	(14)
Darren E. Higgins
Carmen Buchrieser
Nancy E. Freitag
Regulation of Virulence Genes in Pathogenic Listeria spp.	634	(12)
Werner Goebel
Stefanie Muller-Altrock
Jurgen Kreft
Cell Biology of Invasion and Intracellular Growth by Listeria monocytogenes	646	(11)
Javier Pizarro-Cerda
Pascale Cossart
SECTION V SPORE-FORMING PATHOGENS AND GRAM-POSITIVE MEMBERS OF THE ACTINOMYCETALES	657	(110)
Julian I. Rood
Bacillus anthracis	659	(13)
Theresa M. Koehler
Clostridial Genetics	672	(16)
Dena Lyras
Julian I. Rood
Neurotoxigenic Clostridia	688	(15)
Eric A. Johnson
Enterotoxic Clostridia: Clostridium perfringens Type A and Clostridium difficile	703	(12)
Bruce A. McClane
David M. Lyerly
Tracy D. Wilkins
Histotoxic Clostridia	715	(11)
Dennis L. Stevens
Julian I. Rood
Actinomycetales
Corynebacterium diphtheriae: Iron-Mediated Activation of DtxR and Regulation of Diphtheria Toxin Expression	726	(10)
John F. Love
John R. Murphy
Actinomyces and Arcanobacterium spp.: Host-Microbe Interactions	736	(14)
B. Helen Jost
Stephen J. Billington
The Pathogenesis of Nocardia	750	(17)
Blaine L. Beaman
SECTION VI ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE MECHANISMS	767	(68)
Richard P. Novick
Mechanisms of Resistance to β-Lactam Antibiotics	769	(13)
Douglas S. Kernodle
Resistance to Glycopeptides in Gram-Positive Pathogens	782	(19)
Henry S. Fraimow
Patrice Courvalin
Tetracycline Resistance Determinants in Gram-Positive Bacteria	801	(20)
Laura M. McMurry
Stuart B. Levy
Mechanisms of Quinolone Resistance	821	(14)
David C. Hooper
Index	835