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Bacterial Evasion of Host Immune Responses

By Brian Henderson , Petra C. F. Oyston

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2003
ISBN
0521801737, 9780521801737
Google Books ID
fq1tXR3n1mYC
Open Library ID
OL17147114M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4726945 bytes)
Series
Advances in Molecular and Cellular Microbiology 2
Edition
1
Pages
330\330
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

Over the past fifty years cells and mediators involved in our immune defences have been painstakingly identified. However, it is only relatively recently that the ability of microorganisms to evade immunity has been recognized and investigated. This volume introduces the mechanisms used by bacteria to evade both humoral and cellular immune responses, using systems ranging in complexity from the simple quorum sensing molecules (acyl homoserine lactones) to the supramolecular syringe-like devices of type III secretion systems.

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