Molecular Pathogenesis of Gastrointestinal Infections

Front Matter....Pages i-x
The Enterocyte and its Brush Border....Pages 1-8
Characteristics of the Recognition of Host Cell Carbohydrates by Viruses and Bacteria....Pages 9-21
Structure and Properties of Rat Gastrointestinal Mucins....Pages 23-28
The Role of Large Intestine Mucus in Colonization of the Mouse Large Intestine by Escherichia Coli F-18 and Salmonella Typhimurium ....Pages 29-31
Germfree Animals Intestinal Glycoconjugates and Colonization....Pages 33-36
Bacterial Glycosidases and Degradation of Glycoconjugates in the Human Gut....Pages 37-47
The Clone Concept and Enteropathogenic Escherichia Coli (EPEC)....Pages 49-53
Genetics of Histone-Like Protein H-NS/H1 and Regulation of Virulence Determinants in Enterobacteria....Pages 55-58
Regulation of Expression of Fimbriae of Human Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli ....Pages 61-70
Function and Molecular Architecture of E.Coli Adhesins....Pages 71-78
Newly Characterized Putative Colonization Factors of Human Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli ....Pages 79-85
Molecular Biology of Escherichia coli Type 1 Fimbriae....Pages 87-92
Intestinal Colonization by Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli....Pages 93-102
Diffuse Adherence Of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains....Pages 103-105
Intracellular Mechanisms Regulating Intestinal Secretion....Pages 107-114
Cholera Toxin: Assembly, Secretion and in Vivo Expression....Pages 115-124
Heat-Stable Enterotoxins Produced by Enteric Bacteria....Pages 125-138
Molecular Analysis of Potential Adhesions of Vibrio cholerae 01....Pages 139-146
Shigella Toxin and Related Proteins — Translocation to the Cytosol and Mechanism of Action....Pages 147-154
Vero Cytotoxins (Shiga-Like Toxins) of Escherichia coli ....Pages 155-160
Structure and Function of Clostridium difficile Toxins....Pages 161-167
On the Cytotoxic Modes of Action of Clostridium difficile Toxins....Pages 169-173
Salmonella as an Invasive Enteric Pathogen....Pages 175-184
Experimental Salmonellosis in Retrospect and Prospect: 1990....Pages 185-196
Colonization of The Murine Gastrointestinal Tract by Salmonella typhimurium ....Pages 197-206
Plasmid Encoded Virulence of Yersinia....Pages 207-211
Interactions of Yersinia with Collagen....Pages 213-215
Thermoregulation of Invasion Genes in Shigella Flexneri Through the Transcriptional Activation of the Virb Gene on the Large Plasmid....Pages 217-221
Association of Invasive Shigella Strains with Epithelial Cells....Pages 223-229
Haemagglutinating Shigellae....Pages 231-236
Molecular Pathogenesis of Giardia lamblia : Adherence and Encystation....Pages 237-247
The Pathogenic Mechanisms of Helicobacter pylori — A Short Overview....Pages 249-255
Superficial Components of Helicobacter pylori in Relation to Adherence to Epithelial Cells....Pages 257-266
Detection of Virulence Determinants in Enteric Escherichia coli Using Nucleic Acid Probes and Polymerase Chain Reaction....Pages 267-272
DNA Probes and PCR Analysis in the Detection of Clostridium difficile and Helicobacter pylori ....Pages 273-278
The Development of Genetically Defined Live Bacterial Vaccines....Pages 279-285
Development of an Oral Vaccine Against Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Diarrhea....Pages 287-294
Comparison of Virulence Factors in Different Freshly Isolated Strains of Entmaoeba Histolytica....Pages 295-298
A System for Production and Rapid Purification of Large Amounts of the Shiga Toxin/Shiga-Like Toxin B Subunit....Pages 299-301
Expression and Possible Biological Functions of Curli on Infantile Diarrhoea Escherichia coli Isolates....Pages 303-306
Studies on Heat-Stable Enterotoxin Type II (STII or STB) from Escherichia coli ....Pages 307-311
Immune Response to Vibrio cholerae Infection in Rabbits with Special Reference to Antibodies Against in vivo Specific Antigens....Pages 313-316
Expression of Type 1 Fimbriae by E. coli F18 in the Streptomycin-Treated Mouse Large Intestine....Pages 317-319
Flagellar Components of Helicobacter pylori ....Pages 321-322
The Influence of Intestinal Mucus on Plasmid Encoded Adhesion and Surface Hydrophobicity of Yersinia enterocolitica ....Pages 323-325
The Binding of Bacteria Carrying CFAs and Putative CFAs to Rabbit Intestinal Brush Border Membranes....Pages 327-330
Factors Contributing to the Persistence of E. coli in the Human Large Intestinal Microflora....Pages 331-333
The Role of Piglet Intestinal Mucus in the Pathogenicity of Escherichia coli K88....Pages 335-337
Back Matter....Pages 339-342