Genetic Approaches to Microbial Pathogenicity

Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Genetic Analysis of Bacterial Virulence Determinants in Bordetella pertussis and the Pathogenic Yersinia ....Pages 1-11
Gonococcal Pilus: Genetics and Structure....Pages 13-28
Role of a Plasmid in the Pathogenicity of Yersinia Species....Pages 29-51
Biochemical and Genetic Aspects of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Virulence....Pages 53-69
Genetic Determinants of Virulence in Shigella and Dysenteric Strains of Escherichia coli : Their Involvement in the Pathogenesis of Dysentery....Pages 71-95
Cholera Toxin: Genetic Analysis, Regulation, and Role in Pathogenesis....Pages 97-118
Molecular Biology of Fimbriae of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli ....Pages 119-138
Genetics of Escherichia coli Hemolysin....Pages 139-162
Genes Determining Adhesin Formation in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli ....Pages 163-178
Genetic Basis of Iron Assimilation in Pathogenic Escherichia coli ....Pages 179-195
Surface Components of Escherichia coli That Mediate Resistance to the Bactericidal Activities of Serum and Phagocytes....Pages 197-218
Molecular Cloning of Genes Encoding Gram-Positive Virulence Factors....Pages 219-234
The Diphtheria Toxin Structural Gene....Pages 235-251
Genetic Analysis of Streptococcus mutans Virulence....Pages 253-277
Back Matter....Pages 279-283