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Gram‐Positive Pathogens [2006]

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The Gram‐Positive Cell Wall
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Ultrastructure of Gram‐Positive Cell Walls
12
Surface Proteins on Gram‐Positive Bacteria
27
The Streptococcus
29
Intracellular Invasion by <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i>: Invasins, Host Receptors, and Relevance to Human Disease
37
Capsular Polysaccharide of Group A Streptococci
47
Toxins and Superantigens of Group A Streptococci
59
Genetics of Group A Streptococci
74
Cross‐Reactive Antigens of Group A Streptococci
89
Extracellular Matrix Interactions with Gram‐Positive Pathogens
100
Streptococcus‐Mediated Host Cell Signaling
113
Vaccine Approaches To Protect against Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis
123
The Bacteriophages of Group A Streptococci
143
Molecular Epidemiology, Ecology, and Evolution of Group A Streptococci
152
Pathogenic Mechanisms and Virulence Factors of Group B Streptococci
169
Surface Structures of Group B Streptococci Important in Human Immunity
186
Epidemiology of Group B Streptococcal Infections
196
Genetics and Pathogenicity Factors of Group C and G Streptococci
213
Pathogenicity Factors in Group C and G Streptococci
222
Group C and Group G Streptococcal Infections: Epidemiologic and Clinical Aspects
230
The Cell Wall of <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>
241
<i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> Capsular Polysaccharide
253
<i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>: Invasion and Inflammation
268
Phase Variation of <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>
275
Genetics of <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>
289
Pneumococcal Vaccines
299
Pathogenicity of Enterococci
312
Enterococcal Genetics
332
Pathogenesis of Oral Streptococci
340
The Virulence Properties of <i>Streptococcus mutans</i>
347
Genetics of <i>sanguinis</i> Group Streptococci
356
Genetics of Lactococci
369
The Staphylococcus
371
Diagnostics, Typing, and Taxonomy
381
The <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> NCTC 8325 Genome
413
Genetics: Accessory Elements and Genetic Exchange
427
Carbohydrate Catabolism: Pathways and Regulation
434
Respiration and Small‐Colony Variants of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
443
The Staphylococcal Cell Wall
456
Staphylococcal Capsule
464
<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Exotoxins
478
Extracellular Enzymes
486
Staphylococcal Sortases and Surface Proteins
496
Staphylococcal Pathogenesis and Pathogenicity Factors: Genetics and Regulation
517
<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>—Eukaryotic Cell Interactions
526
The Epidemiology of <i>Staphylococcus</i> Infections
535
Animal Models of Experimental <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Infection
544
Cellular and Extracellular Defenses against Staphylococcal Infections
560
Biology and Pathogenicity of <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i>
572
Biology and Pathogenicity of Staphylococci Other than <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i>
587
Antibiotic Resistance in the Staphylococci
599
The Listeriae
601
Epidemiology and Clinical Manifestations of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> Infection
609
<i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> Infection of Mice: an Elegant Probe To Dissect Innate and T‐Cell Immune Responses
620
Genetic Tools for Use with <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i>
634
Regulation of Virulence Genes in Pathogenic <i>Listeria</i> spp.
646
Cell Biology of Invasion and Intracellular Growth by <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i>
657
Spore‐Forming Pathogens and Gram‐Positive Members of the <i>Actinomycetales</i>
659
Bacillus anthracis
672
Clostridial Genetics
688
Neurotoxigenic Clostridia
703
Enterotoxic Clostridia: <i>Clostridium perfringens</i> Type A and <i>Clostridium difficile</i>
715
Histotoxic Clostridia
726
<i>Corynebacterium diphtheriae</i>: Iron‐Mediated Activation of DtxR and Regulation of Diphtheria Toxin Expression
738
<i>Actinomyces</i> and <i>Arcanobacterium</i> spp.: Host‐Microbe Interactions
750
The Pathogenesis of <i>Nocardia</i>
767
Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms
769
Mechanisms of Resistance to β‐Lactam Antibiotics
782
Resistance to Glycopeptides in Gram‐Positive Pathogens
801
Tetracycline Resistance Determinants in Gram‐Positive Bacteria
821
Mechanisms of Quinolone Resistance
835
Index
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