Chlamydia

Author: Stephens  

Publisher: American Society for Microbiology‎

Publication year: 1999

E-ISBN: 9781555818203

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781555811556

Subject: Q2 Cytobiology

Language: ENG

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Chapter

Chapter 1 Molecular Phylogeny of Chlamydia and Relatives

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Chapter 2 Genomic Autobiographies of Chlamydiae

STRAIN SELECTION

THE GENOMES

GENETICS

METABOLISM

STRUCTURE

VIRULENCE DETERMINANTS

EVOLUTION

COMPARATIVE GENOMICS

CONCLUSION

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Chapter 3 Developmental Biology

STAGE-SPECIFIC STRUCTURES AND BIOCHEMICAL EVENTS

GENE REGULATION

CONCLUDING REMARKS

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Chapter 4 Chlamydial Metabolism as Inferred from the Complete Genome Sequence

BUILDING A CELL

ASSEMBLY REACTIONS

BIOSYNTHETIC REACTIONS

FUELING REACTIONS

CONCLUDING REMARKS

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Chapter 5 Cell Biology

ATTACHMENT

ENTRY

INTRACELLULAR DEVELOPMENT

EFFECTS ON THE HOST CELL

RELEASE

CONCLUSIONS

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Chapter 6 Infection and Disease Epidemiology

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

C. PSITTACI INFECTION

C. TRACHOMATIS INFECTION

C. PNEUMONIAE INFECTIONS

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Chapter 7 Mechanisms of Chlamydia-Induced Disease

PERSISTENT CHLAMYDIAL INFECTION

THE ROLE OF CYTOKINES IN CHLAMYDIAL INFECTION

THE ROLE OF CHLAMYDIAL HEAT SHOCK PROTEINS IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF DISEASE

HOST GENOTYPE, CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNITY, AND CHLAMYDIAL DISEASE

THE ROLE OF CHLAMYDIA IN CHRONIC HUMAN DISEASE

CONCLUSION

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Chapter 8 Human Immunity to Chlamydiae

EVIDENCE FOR IMMUNITY

MECHANISMS OF HOST RESISTANCE AND SUSCEPTIBILITY

SUMMARY OF A PERSONAL VIEW OF CHLAMYDIAL IMMUNITY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY

IMPLICATIONS OF NATURAL IMMUNITY FOR CHLAMYDIAL VACCINE DESIGN

IMMUNOBIOLOGY OF HUMAN C. PNEUMONIAE INFECTION

CONCLUSIONS

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Chapter 9 Models of Immunity

IMMUNE RESPONSE TO CHLAMYDIAL INFECTION

SPECIFIC MECHANISMS OF CHLAMYDIA ELIMINATION

VARIABLES AFFECTING THE IMMUNE RESPONSE

VACCINATION

CONCLUDING REMARKS

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Chapter 10 Future Directions of Chlamydial Research

OVERVIEW

PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS: PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND TERTIARY PREVENTION

INTRA- AND INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH

PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR

ACCELERATED RELEASE OF DATA

PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY

PIVOTAL TECHNICAL ADVANCES

A CHLAMYDIAL RESEARCH AGENDA FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM

OVERARCHING RESEARCH NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES

DISEASE-SPECIFIC RESEARCH NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES

SUMMARY

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INDEX

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