Listeria monocytogenes: Pathogenesis and Host Response

Download or read book Listeria monocytogenes: Pathogenesis and Host Response written by Howard Goldfine and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-06-24 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the past twenty years Listeria monocytogenes has emerged as one of the most intensely studied bacterial pathogens. New windows are constantly being opened into the complexity of host cell biology and the interplay of the signals connecting the various cells and organs involved in the host response. This volume includes research from studies at the molecular level on the pathogenesis of Listeria monocytogenes and the response of the host to its infections.