Understanding Tuberculosis - Deciphering the Secret Life of the Bacilli

00 preface_ Understanding Tuberculosis - Deciphering the Secret Life of the Bacilli......Page 1
Part 1_ The quiet genome......Page 11
01_ Molecular Biomarkers for Ancient Tuberculosis......Page 13
02_ Genomic Variability of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis......Page 47
03_ IS6110 the Double-Edged Passenger......Page 69
04_ Response of Mycobacterial Species
to an Acidic Environment......Page 99
05_ Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
Signaling via c-AMP......Page 113
06_ Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RD-1 Secreted Antigens as
Protective and Risk Factors
for Tuberculosis......Page 127
07_ Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transcriptome
In Vivo Studies – A Key to
Understand the Pathogen
Adaptation Mechanism......Page 139
Part 2_ Resisting an agressive environment......Page 157
08_ Morphological Characterization of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis......Page 159
09_ Mycobacterial Strains of Different Virulence
Trigger Dissimilar Patterns of Immune
System Activation In Vivo......Page 177
10_ Biofilms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis:
New Perspectives of an Old Pathogen......Page 191
11_ Cell Wall Deficiency in Mycobacteria:
Latency and Persistence......Page 203
12_ Mycobacterium tuberculosis:
Dormancy, Persistence and Survival
in the Light of Protein Synthesis......Page 227
13_ Lipid Surrounding of Mycobacteria:
Lethal and Resuscitating Effects......Page 249
14_ Heat Shock Proteins in Mycobacterium
tuberculosis: Involvement in Survival
and Virulence of the Pathogen......Page 267
15_ Mammalian Heme Peroxidases and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis......Page 287
16_ Thiol-Dependent Peroxidases in
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Antioxidant Defense......Page 303
17_ Characteristic Conformational Behaviors
of Representative Mycolic Acids in
the Interfacial Monolayer......Page 327