Moonlighting Cell Stress Proteins in Microbial Infections

Microbial infection is increasingly seen as a problem as we begin to run out of antibiotics. Understanding how microbes cause disease is essential. In recent years it has begun to emerge that bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses can use their cell stress proteins to cause infection. This volume bri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Henderson, Brian (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:Heat Shock Proteins, 7
Temas:
Medicine-Research.
Biology-Research.
Proteins .
Microbiology.
Bacteria.
Biomedical Research.
Protein Biochemistry.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
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Sumario:Microbial infection is increasingly seen as a problem as we begin to run out of antibiotics. Understanding how microbes cause disease is essential. In recent years it has begun to emerge that bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses can use their cell stress proteins to cause infection. This volume brings together the world's leading experts in the study of the microbial and human cell stress proteins that are involved in enabling microorganisms to infect humans and cause serious disease.
Descripción Física:XVII, 406 p. online resource.
ISBN:9789400767874
ISSN:1877-1254 ;

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