Bacterial Adhesion to Host Tissues: Mechanisms and Consequences

Book Overview

This book is about the adhesion of bacteria to their human hosts. Although adhesion is essential for maintaining members of the normal microflora in/on their host, it is also the crucial first stage in any infectious disease. It is important, therefore, to fully understand the mechanisms underlying bacterial adhesion so that we may be able to develop methods of maintaining our normal (protective) microflora, and of preventing pathogenic bacteria from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521126754
• ISBN13: 9780521126755
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"