Pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its Interaction with the Host Organism

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is one of the most notorious pathogens on earth, causing the death of approximately 1.5 million people annually. A major problem in the fight against tuberculosis is the emergence of strains that have acquired resistance to all available antibiotics. One key to the success...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Pieters, Jean (Editor), McKinney, John D. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 374
Subjects:
Medical microbiology.
Immunology.
Medicine > Research.
Biology > Research.
Microbial genetics.
Medical Microbiology.
Biomedical Research.
Microbial Genetics.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Genetic Diversity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • DNA Metabolism in Mycobacterial Pathogenesis
  • Molecular Biology of Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Antimicrobial Efflux Pumps and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Drug Tolerance: Evolutionary Considerations
  • Getting Across the Cell Envelope: Mycobacterial Protein Secretion
  • A Single-Cell Perspective on Non-Growing but Metabolically Active (NGMA) Bacteria
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis Metabolism and Host Interaction: Mysteries and Paradoxes
  • Surviving the Macrophage: Tools and Tricks Employed by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions During Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infections.

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