Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/F45p38 Molecular Mechanisms in Legionella Pathogenesis By: Hubert Hilbi Publisher: Springer Print ISBN: 9783642405907, 3642405908 eText ISBN: 9783642405914, 3642405916 Copyright year: 2014 Format: EPUB Available from $ 149.00 USD SKU 9783642405914 Legionnaires’ disease, a potentially fatal type of pneumonia primarily affecting elderly and immuno-compromised persons, is caused by the ubiquitous environmental bacterium Legionella pneumophila. This book offers authoritative reviews of different facets of its virulence, focusing on comparative phagocyte infection, virulence gene regulation, biochemical functions of effector proteins and cellular pathogen-host interactions, as well as host responses and immunity to L. pneumophila. Taken together, the contributions in this compilation provide a state-of-the-art overview of current insights into the molecular pathogenesis of the opportunistic and potentially fatal pathogen L. pneumophila.
