Biophysics of Infection

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

Del i serien Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

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Beskrivning

This book describes modern biophysical techniques that enable us to understand and examine dynamic processes of infection at the molecular level. Cutting-edge research articles, laboratory protocols, case studies and up-to-date reviews cover topics such as single-molecule observation of DNA replication repair pathways in E.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-05-27
Mått:155 x 235 x undefined mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Antal sidor:362
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319812182

Utforska kategorier

Tillämpad fysik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Patologi inom Medicin
Cellbiologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Innehållsförteckning

The Biophysics of Infection.- Single-molecule observation of DNA replication repair pathways in E. coli.- Investigating the swimming of microbial pathogens using digital holography.- What is the ‘minimum inhibitory concentration’ (MIC) of pexiganan acting on Escherichia coli? – A cautionary case study.- Evolution of drug resistance in bacteria.- Using Biophysics to Monitor the Essential Proton motive Force in Bacteria.- The Type I restriction enzymes as barriers to horizontal gene transfer: determination of the DNA target sequences recognised by Livestock-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clonal Complexes 133/ST771 and 398.- Biomechanical analysis of infectious biofilms.- Designing a single-molecule biophysics tool for characterizing DNA damage for techniques that kill infectious pathogens through DNA damage effects .- Bacterial Surfaces: Front Lines in Host-Pathogen Interaction.- Biophysical approaches to bacterial gene regulation by riboswitches.- Bugs on a slippery plane: Understanding the motility of microbial pathogens with mathematical modelling.- Transcription regulation and membrane stress management in enterobacterial pathogens.- How biophysics may help us understand the flagellar motor of bacteria which cause infections..- Mechanics of bacterial cells and initial surface colonisation.- Neutron reflectivity as a tool for physics-based studies of model bacterial membranes.- Mechanisms of Salmonella Typhi host-restriction.- Insights into biological complexity from simple foundations.- Force spectroscopy in studying infection.- Imaging Immunity in Lymph Nodes: Past, Present and Future.- Bacterial pathogen biofilms: studying and manipulating evolution.