Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Related Toxigenic Species : Genomics, Pathogenicity and Applications /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Burkovski, Andreas. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Diphtheria and Its Etiological Agents
  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Corynebacterium ulcerans and Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis - General Aspects
  • Comparative Genomics and Pathogenicity Islands of Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Corynebacterium ulcerans and Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis
  • Corynephages: Infections of the Infectors
  • Toxin Structure, Delivery and Action
  • Iron Acquisition and Iron-Dependent Gene expression in Corynebacterium diphtheria
  • Assembly and Function of Corynebacterium diphtheria
  • Toxigenic Corynebacteria: Adhesion, Invasion and Host Response
  • Detection Methods for Laboratory Diagnosis of Diphtheria
  • Diphtheria Surveillance
  • History of diphtheria Vaccine Development
  • Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Treatment
  • Sialidases of Corynebacteria and Their Biotechnological Application
  • Molecular Genetic Tools for Research in Corynebacterium diphtheria
  • Diphtheria Toxin Based Molecules as Therapeutic Approaches.