Bacterial disease mechanisms : an introduction to cellular microbiology /
Michael Wilson, Rod McNab, and Brian Henderson.
- Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
- xxix, 656 p. :
Includes Index
An introduction to bacterial diseases -- Bacterial cell biology -- Molecular analysis of bacterial virulence mechanisms -- Communication in infection -- The mucosal surface: the front line of antibacterial defence -- Immune defences against bacteria -- Bacterial adhesion as a virulence mechanism -- Bacterial invasion as a virulence mechanism -- Bacterial exotoxins -- Bacterial evasion of host defence mechanisms -- Bacteria in human health and disease: the future?