Microbial Endocrinology Interkingdom Signaling in Infectious Disease and Health /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lyte, Mark. (Editor), Freestone, Primrose P.E. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Immunology.; Microbiology.; Medical virology.; Emerging infectious diseases.; Neurobiology.; Biomedicine.; Medical Microbiology.; Infectious Diseases.; Virology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5576-0

About this book Microbial endocrinology represents a newly emerging interdisciplinary field that is formed by the intersection of the fields of neurobiology and microbiology. It is the intent of this book to introduce a new perspective to the current understanding not only of the factors that mediat...

Table of Contents:

• Development of the field of Microbial Endocrinology from the early 20th century to present
• Iron-related mechanisms of catecholamine-induced effects in gram-negative and gram-positive bacterial pathogens
• Dietary catechols and their role in food-borne infectious disease
• The role of the stress-related catecholamines in quorum sensing by Escherichia coli O157:H7
• The presence and role of neuroendocrine hormones in the plant kingdom
• Stress, immune function and bacterial translocation in the gastrointestinal tract
• The role of microbial endocrinology in periodontal disease.
• In vitro experimental design concepts in microbial endocrinology investigations
• Molecular profiling of catecholamine modulation of gene expression in enteropathogenic bacteria
• Stress neurochemicals and their ability to alter susceptibility of chickens to infection with Campylobacter jejuni
• Microbial endocrinology and its relevance to clinical practice
• The evolution of catecholaminergic systems in cell to cell signaling: from bacteria to humans
• Catecholamine stress hormone modulation of enteropathogenic bacteria interactions with gut mucosa
• Actions of biogenic amines on gut bacteria and the intestinal mucosa: contributors to enteric infection?- Modulation of pathogenicity with norepinephrine related to the Type III secretion system of Vibrio parahaemolyticus
• Modulation of infectious agents in plants by neuroendocrine hormones
• Detection of neurotransmitter amines in microorganisms with the use of high-performance liquid chromatography
• Index.