The Pathogenic Spirochetes: strategies for evasion of host immunity and persistence
This book explores the many mechanisms by which the most prevalent Spirochetal pathogens persist in a healthy immune-competent host. Among them are the direct and indirect suppression of host immune signals, phase and antigenic variation, escaping recognition by host complement proteins, and seclusi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
2012, 2012
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2012 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Treponema pallidum
- Immunoseclusion and Chronic Infection
- Treponema Denticola
- Borrelial Complement-binding Proteins
- Treponema Pallidum Repeat (tpr) Genes and Antigenic Variation
- Antigenic Variation of V1sE by Borrelia Burgdorferi
- Modulation of Cytokine Signaling by Borrelia Burgdorferi
- Leptospira: Invasion, Pathogenesis and Persistence
- Immune Resistance by Relapsing Fever Spirochetes
- Neuroborreliosis Caused by Borrelia Burgdorferi: Possible Role of Glial Cells
- Antibiotic Resistance in Treponema Pallidum subsp. Pallidum, the Syphilis Agent
- Borrelia Burgdorferi Persistence Post-Antibiotic Treatment