Foodborne pathogens : virulence factors and host susceptibility /: virulence factors and host susceptibility. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Joshua B. Gurtler, Michael P. Doyle, Jeffrey L. Kornacki, editors.
• Editors: Gurtler, Joshua B; Doyle, Michael P; Kornacki, Jeffrey L
• Contents: Virulence Book Introduction; Part I: Foodborne Pathogens and Virulence Factors; Advantages of Virulotyping Pathogens Over Traditional Identification and Characterization Methods; Introduction; Virulotyping Enterohemorrhagic E. coli; Virulotyping Salmonella Serovars; More Clinical Benefits to Virulotyping; Conclusion; References; Varying Pathogenicity of Campylobacter jejuni Isolates; Introduction; Epidemiology and Transmission Routes of C. jejuni; Strain Variability; Molecular Virulence Mechanisms of C. jejuni; Adhesion to Epithelial Cells; Cellular Invasion. Transmigration Across the Epithelial Barrier Intracellular Survival; Interaction with Immune Cells; Animal Infection Models; Conclusions and Perspectives; References; Strain-Specific Virulence Differences in Listeria monocytogenes: Current Perspectives in Addressing an Old and Vexing Issue; Omics Tools in the Determination and Characterization of Differences in Virulence Among Different Strains of Listeria monocytogenes; Virulence-Related Genomic Sequences with Non-homogenous Distribution in L. monocytogenes. Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS)-Based Insights on Virulence Differences Among L. monocytogenes Strains Strain-Specific Differences in Virulence:Insights from Epidemiological Investigations; Recent Applications of Genotype Surveillance, Whole Genome Sequencing and Targeted Assessments to Identify L. monocytogenes Populations (Clones) Varying in Virulence Potential and Host System Tropism; Challenges and Opportunities Regarding Determination of Hyper- and Hypovirulent Clones. Experimental Evidence for Hypervirulent and Hypovirulent Clones with Different Invasiveness Potential, and Some Caveats on the Choice of Prototype Strains Are There Virulence Determinants Unique to Hypervirulent Clones?; Conclusions; References; The Listeria monocytogenes Triad for Success: Food Matrix, Stress Response and Virulence; Introduction; Food Production and Induction of Stress Responses; Tolerance Responses that Influence L. monocytogenes Survival; Heat Tolerance Response; Cold Tolerance Response; Osmotolerance Response; Tolerance Response to Low pH. Systems that Sustain L. monocytogenes Acid ResistanceF1F0 ATPase Complex; The Glutamate Decarboxylase Acid Resistance (GAD) System; Arginine Deiminase (ADI) System and Thiamine; Sensors and Regulators; Oxidative Stress; Bile Stress; Cross-Adaptation; The Relationship Between the Food Matrix, Stress Response and Virulence of L. monocytogenes; Conclusions; References; Virulence Traits in the Cronobacter Genus; General Overview; Background to Cronobacter spp.; Clinical Aspects of Cronobacter Infection; Infection of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC).
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 615.9/54; Life sciences; Foodborne diseases -- Microbiology; Pathogenic bacteria; MEDICAL -- Pharmacology; Foodborne diseases -- Microbiology; Pathogenic bacteria; Life Sciences; Food Microbiology; Food Science; Public Health; Bacteriology; Medical Microbiology; Technology & Engineering -- Food Science; Medical -- Public Health; Science -- Life Sciences -- Bacteriology; Medical -- Microbiology; Food & beverage technology; Public health & preventive medicine; Bacteriology (non-medical); Medical microbiology & virology; Food science; Bacteriology; Microbiology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- Microbiology; Microbiology (non-medical); Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319568362; 3319568361
• Related ISBNs: 9783319568348; 3319568345
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 21, 2017).
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