Bacterial Pathogens and Their Virulence Factors By Douglas I. JohnsonEnglish | PDF,EPUB | 2017 (2018 Edition) | 451 Pages | ISBN : 3319676504 | 21.37 MB
Bacterial Pathogens and their Virulence Factors contains a detailed description of 32 major bacterial pathogens that affect human health and their associated virulence determinants. Chapter 1 gives an overview of the different types and classes of general virulence factors involved in host cell adherence and invasion, dissemination within the host, host cell damage, and evasion of host defense systems, as well as mechanisms by which these virulence factors are regulated.