Biophysics of infection. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mark C. Leake, editors.
• Editors: Leake, Mark C
• Contents: The Biophysics of Infection -- Single-molecule observation of DNA replication repair pathways in E. coli -- Investigating the swimming of microbial pathogens using digital holography -- What is the 'minimum inhibitory concentration' (MIC) of pexiganan acting on Escherichia coli? -- A cautionary case study -- Evolution of drug resistance in bacteria -- Using Biophysics to Monitor the Essential Proton motive Force in Bacteria -- The Type I restriction enzymes as barriers to horizontal gene transfer: determination of the DNA target sequences recognised by Livestock-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clonal Complexes 133/ST771 and 398 -- Biomechanical analysis of infectious biofilms -- Designing a single-molecule biophysics tool for characterizing DNA damage for techniques that kill infectious pathogens through DNA damage effects -- Bacterial Surfaces: Front Lines in Host-Pathogen Interaction -- Biophysical approaches to bacterial gene regulation by riboswitches -- Bugs on a slippery plane: Understanding the motility of microbial pathogens with mathematical modelling -- Transcription regulation and membrane stress management in enterobacterial pathogens -- How biophysics may help us understand the flagellar motor of bacteria which cause infections. -- Mechanics of bacterial cells and initial surface colonisation -- Neutron reflectivity as a tool for physics-based studies of model bacterial membranes -- Mechanisms of Salmonella Typhi host-restriction -- Insights into biological complexity from simple foundations -- Force spectroscopy in studying infection -- Imaging Immunity in Lymph Nodes: Past, Present and Future -- Bacterial pathogen biofilms: studying and manipulating evolution.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 362 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 616.9; Life sciences; Infection; Biophysics; Biophysics; Infection; HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General; MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL / Diseases; MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL / Internal Medicine; Bacterial Infections; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biophysics; Medical -- Microbiology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Cytology; Medical -- Immunology; Science -- Spectroscopy & Spectrum Analysis; Biophysics; Medical microbiology & virology; Cellular biology (cytology); Immunology; Spectrum analysis, spectrochemistry, mass spectrometry; Bacteriology; Microbiology; Cell membranes; Immunology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Bacteriology; Bacteriology (non-medical); Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319321899; 3319321897; 3319321870; 9783319321875
• Related ISBNs: 9783319321875
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 25, 2016).
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