Bacterial Cell-to-Cell Communication (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521846387)

Many bacterial diseases are caused by organisms growing together as communities or biofilms. These microorganisms have the capacity to coordinately regulate specific sets of genes by sensing and communicating amongst themselves utilizing a variety of signals. This book examines the mechanisms of quorum sensing and cell-to-cell communication in bacteria and the roles that these processes play in regulating virulence, bacterial interactions with host tissues, and microbial development. Recent studies suggest that microbial cell-to-cell communication plays an important role in the pathogenesis of a variety of disease processes.

Author: Donald R. Demuth
ISBN-10: 0521846382
ISBN-13: 9780521846387
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/23/2006
Pages: 330
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.44lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.82d