Bacteria, Complement and the Phagocytic Cell

Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
The Murein Sacculus, the Bacterial Exoskeleton-Structure and Function in the Bacterium and Possible Role in the Host Organism....Pages 1-7
Chemical Nature and Cellular Location of Adhesins of E . Coli ....Pages 9-20
Genetics of O Antigen Polysaccharide Biosynthesis in Shigella and Vaccine Development....Pages 21-39
Capsular Polysaccharides (K Antigens) of Escherichia Coli ....Pages 41-53
Biogenesis of Gal α (1–4)Gal binding P-pili of Uropathogenic E . Coli ....Pages 55-62
The Evolution of M Proteins of Group A Streptococci....Pages 63-75
A New Family of Pore Forming Proteins, the Perforin Family, in Immune Cytolysis by Complement and by Lymphocytes....Pages 77-89
The Molecular Basis of the Interaction of Immunoglobulin G with Complement and Phagocytic Cells....Pages 91-108
C3 Binding to Bacterial Surfaces....Pages 109-128
The Mode of C5b-9 Attack on Susceptible Gram Negative Bacteria....Pages 129-138
 Salmonella and Complement: The Critical Influence of O-Polysaccharide within LPS....Pages 139-155
Ability to Activate the Alternative Complement Pathway as a Virulence Determinant in Salmonellae ....Pages 157-176
Interaction of Haemophilus Influenzae with Complement....Pages 177-186
Interaction of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa with Complement....Pages 187-200
Complement-Mediated Opsonization of Group a Streptococci Inhibited by the Binding of Fibrinogen to Surface M Protein Fibrillae....Pages 201-210
A Surface Protein of Klebsiella Pneumoniae and Escherichia Coli That Binds Phagocytes and Inhibits Phagocytosis....Pages 211-220
Adhesins, Serum Resistance and Cytolysins of E . Coli - Genetic Structure and Role in Pathogenicity....Pages 221-229
Phagocytosis and Intracellular Biology of Legionella Pneumophila ....Pages 231-237
Induction of Inflammation by Escherichia Coli at a Muscosal Site: Requirement for Adherence and Endotoxin....Pages 239-245
IgA-Armed T Lymphocytes as Anti- S . Typhi Effectors in Humans....Pages 247-254
Interference of a Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteriolytic Enzyme with Polymorphonuclear Leucocyte Functions....Pages 255-267
The Opsonic Capacity of Monoclonal Antibodies Against Escherichia Coli 0111 and Its Rough Mutant E . Coli J5....Pages 269-289
A Mutation in Salmonella Typhimurium that Enhances Resistance to Oxygen-Independent Antimicrobial Neutrophil Protein....Pages 291-305
Plasmid-Mediated Complement and Phagocytosis Resistance in E. Coli ....Pages 307-318
The Relative Role of Lipopolysaccharide and Capsule in the Virulence of E . Coli ....Pages 319-334
Lectinophagocytosis of Bacteria Mediated by Carbohydrate-Lectin Interactions....Pages 335-348
Responses of Phagocytosis to Bacteria....Pages 349-356
Non-Secretion of ABO Blood Group Antigens and Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases....Pages 357-370
Back Matter....Pages 371-374