Bacterial genomes and infectious diseases
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Bacterial genomes and infectious diseases
Humana Press, c2006
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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内容説明
The first bacterial genome, Haemophilus influenzae, was completely sequenced, annotated, and published in 1995. Today, more than 200 prokaryotic (archaeal and bacterial) genomes have been completed and over 500 prokaryotic genomes are in va- ous stages of completion. Seventeen eukaryotic genomes plus four eukaryotic chro- somes have been completed. The concept of achieving better understanding of an organism through knowledge of the complete genomic sequence was first demonstrated in 1978 when the first bacteriophage genome, X174, was sequenced. Complete genomic sequences of prokaryotes have led to a better understanding of the biology and evolution of the microbes, and, for pathogens, facilitated identification of new vaccine candidates, putative virulence genes, targets for antibiotics, new strategy for rapid diagnosis, and investigation of bacteria-host interactions and disease mec- nisms. Recent increased interest in microbial pathogens and infectious diseases is largely attributed to the re-emergence of infectious diseases like tuberculosis, emergence of new infectious diseases like AIDS and severe acute respiratory syndrome, the problem of an increasing rate of emergence of antibiotic-resistant variants of pathogens, and the fear of bioterrorism. Microbes are highly diverse and abundant in the biosphere. Less than 1% of these morphologically identified microbes can be cultured in vitro using standard techniques and conditions. With such abundance of microbes in nature, we can expect to see new variants and new species evolve and a small number will emerge as pathogens to humans.
目次
Microbial Genomes
Voon Loong Chan
Evolution and Origin of Virulence Isolates
Voon Loong Chan, Philip M. Sherman, and Billy Bourke
Genomic Approach to Understanding Infectious Disease Mechanisms
Voon Loong Chan, Philip M. Sherman, and Billy Bourke
Knockout and Disease Models in Toll-Like Receptor-Mediated Immunity
Huey-Lan Huang and Wen-Chen Yeh
Campylobacter: From Glycome to Pathogenesis
John Kelly, Jean-Robert Brisson, N. Martin Young, Harold C. Jarrell, and Christine M. Szymanski
Genomics of Helicobacter Species
Zhongming Ge and David B. Schauer
The Organization of Leptospira at a Genomic Level
Dieter M. Bulach, Torsten Seemann, Richard L. Zuerner, and Ben Adler
Listeria monocytogenes
Keith Ireton
Mycobacterial Genomes
David C. Alexander and Jun Liu
Mycoplasma
Yuko Sasaki
Genome Comparisons of Diverse Staphylococcus aureus Strains
Martin J. McGavin
Type III Secretion Systems in Yersinia pestis and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
James B. Bliska, Michelle B. Ryndak, and Jens P. Grabenstein
Genomics and the Evolution of Pathogenic Vibrio cholerae
William S. Jermyn, Yvonne A. O'Shea, Anne Marie Quirke, and E. Fidelma Boyd
Future Directions of Infectious Disease Research
Philip M. Sherman, Billy Bourke, and Voon Loong Chan
Index
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