Pathogenicity Islands and the Evolution of Pathogenic Microbes: Volume I (Hardcover, 2002)

Evolution of prokaryotic genomes.-Extraintestinal Escherichia coli as a model system for the study of pathogenicity islands.-Pathogenicity islands fo intestinal E. coli.-Pathogenicity islands of Shigella.-Pathogenicity islands and host adaptation of Samonella serovars.-Plasmids and pathogenicity islands of Yersinia.-Genomic structure of LPS-specific loci.-Genomic structure of capsular determinants.-Genome Plasticity of Pathogenic and Non-Pathogenic Enterobacteria.-Phylogenetic Relationships and Virulence Evolution in the Genus Bordetella.-Pathogenicity Islands and PAI-Like Structures in Pseudomonas Species.-Subject Index