Gram-positive pathogens

"Gram-positive bacteria, lacking an outer membrane and related secretory systems and having a thick peptidoglycan, have developed novel approaches to pathogenesis by acquiring (among others) a unique family of surface proteins, toxins, enzymes, and prophages. For the new edition, the editors have enhanced this fully researched compendium of Gram-positive bacterial pathogens by including new data generated using genomic sequencing as well as the latest knowledge on Gram-positive structure and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance and theories on the mechanisms of Gram-positive bacterial pathogenicity. This edition emphasizes streptococci, staphylococci, listeria, and spore-forming pathogens, with chapters written by many of the leading researchers in these areas. The chapters systematically dissect these organisms biologically, genetically, and immunologically, in an attempt to understand the strategies used by these bacteria to cause human disease"--Publisher's description

Section 1 : The gram-positive cell wall. The gram-positive cell wall -- The gram-positive bacterial cell wall -- Surface proteins on gram-positive bacteria -- Section 2 : The streptococcus. -- A : Group A streptococci -- Intracellular invasion by streptococcus pyogenes: invasins, host receptors, and relevance to human disease -- Capsular polysaccharide of group A streptococcus -- Toxins and superantigens of group A streptococci -- Genetics of group a streptococci -- Molecular mimicry, autoimmunity, and infection: the cross-reactive antigens of group a streptococci and their sequelae -- Extracellular matrix interactions with gram-positive pathogens -- Group a streptococcus-mediated host cell signaling -- Vaccine approaches to protect against group a streptococcal pharyngitis -- The bacteriophages of streptococcus pyogenes -- Molecular epidemiology, ecology, and evolution of group a streptococci -- B : Group B streptococci. Surface structures of group b streptococcus important in human immunity -- Group b streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae) -- C : Group c and g streptococci -- Genetics and pathogenicity factors of group c and g streptococci -- Pathogenicity factors in group c a…