Legionella pneumophila Pathogenesis and Immunity /

• Main Authors: Hoffman, Paul (Author), Friedman, Herman (Author), Bendinelli, Mauro (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2008.
• Series: Infectious Diseases And Pathogenesis,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Immunology.; Infectious diseases.; Microbiology.; Life Sciences.; Infectious Diseases.

Legionella pneumophila is an emerging human pathogen that resides in natural environments as a parasite of freshwater. There have been new developments in this field including the publication of three whole genome sequences, the discovery of a developmental cycle and novel cyst-like highly infectiou...

Table of Contents:

• Legionella pneumophila Pathogenesis: Lessons Learned from Genomics
• Iron Assimilation and Type II Protein Secretion
• The Dot/Icm Type IVB Secretion System
• Life Cycle, Growth Cycles and Developmental Cycle of Legionella pneumophila
• Legionella in the Environment
• Regulation of the Legionella pneumophila Life Cycle
• Microbial Physiology
• Legionnaires’ Disease—Clinical Picture
• Legionella pneumophila:Innate and Adaptive Immunity
• Nonspecific Stimulation of Immunity Against Legionella
• Interaction of Legionella pneumophila with Amoeba.