Attachment to host cells or tissues is often the first step in the establishment of bacterial infections. A complex array of recognition, attachment, and virulence factors is involved in this process, which recent research has greatly illuminated. This comprehensive and authoritative volume discusses the specific cell and tissue-specific affinities of pathogenic microorganisms, including bioinorganic surfaces such as teeth, and is an essential reference for researchers and students of host-pathogen interactions.
| Author: Itzhak Ofek |
| Publisher: Springer |
| Publication Date: Mar 19, 2012 |
| Number of Pages: 560 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 146846437X |
| ISBN-13: 9781468464375 |
