Pasteurella multocida

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This volume brings together contributions from experts in the field of Pasteurella research. Its covers areas such as comparative genomics, pathogenic mechanisms, bacterial proteomics, as well as a detailed description and analysis of PMT and its interaction with host tissues, cells, immune system, and signalling pathways.

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InhaltsangabePreface.- Chapter 1 I.W. Wilkie, M. Harper, John D. Boyce, and B. Adler: Pasteurella multocida: Diseases and Pathogenesis.- Chapter 2 John D. Boyce, Torsten Seeman, Ben Adler, and Marina Harper: Pathogenomics of Pasteurella multocida.- Chapter 3 Marina Harper, John D. Boyce and Ben Adler: The Key Surface Components of Pasteurella multocida: Capsule and Lipopolysaccharide.- Chapter 4 Katharina Kubatzky: Pasteurella multocida and immune cells.- Chapter 5 Joachim H.C. Orth and Klaus Aktories: Molecular biology of Pasteurella multocida toxin.- Chapter 6 Brenda A. Wilson and Mengfei Ho: Pasteurella multocida toxin interaction with host cells: entry and cellular effects.- Chapter 7 Yasuhiko Horiguchi: Swine atrophic rhinitis caused by Pasteurella multocida toxin and Bordetella dermonecrotic toxin.- Chapter 8 Alistair Lax: The Pasteurella multocida toxin - a new paradigm for the link between bacterial infection and cancer.- Subject index

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