Acinetobacter Biology and Pathogenesis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bendinelli, Mauro (Editor), Friedman, Herman (Editor), Bergogne-Bérézin, Eugénie (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer US, 2008.
• Series: Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Immunology.; Virology.; Microbiology.; Life Sciences.

There is currently increasing interest concerning the biology and disease caused by Acinetobacter species. Such interest, however, developed relatively slowly because of the necessity to clarify the confusing taxonomy of these organisms. Much work was needed to identify various species as members of...

Table of Contents:

• Importance of Acinetobacter spp.
• “Overview of the Microbial Characteristics, Taxonomy, and Epidemiology of Acinetobacter”
• Genome Organization, Mutation, and Gene Expression in Acinetobacter
• Molecular Epidemiology of Acinetobacter Species
• Typing Acinetobacter Strains: Applications and Methods
• Efflux Pumps in Acinetobacter baumannii
• Acinetobacter baumannii: Mechanisms of Resistance, Multiple ß-Lactamases
• Virulence Mechanisms of Acinetobacter
• Nosocomial and Community-acquired Acinetobacter Infections
• Experimental Models of Acinetobacter Infection
• Antimicrobial Resistance and Therapeutic Alternatives
• US Army Experience with Acinetobacter in Operation Iraqi Freedom
• Perspectives.