This Volume Of The Karger Book Series Contributions To Microbiology Summarizes Some Of The Most Important Bacterial Virulence Mechanisms. Eminent Scientists Provide An Update On Recent Findings In Their Fields. This State-of-the-art Account Will Not Only Attract The Interest Of Clinical And Preclinical Researchers, But Will Also Be Of Great Value To Students With An Interest In Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, And Infectious Diseases.--jacket. Fundamentals Of Endotoxin Structure And Function / Bishop, R.e -- Bacterial Exotoxins / Popoff, M.r -- Capsular Polysaccharides And Their Role In Virulence / Taylor, C.m., Roberts, I.s -- Fimbriae, Pili, Flagella And Bacterial Virulence / Jonson, A.-b., Normark, S., Rhen, M -- Gram-positive Adhesins / Talay, S.r -- Microbial Pathogenesis And Biofilm Development / Reisner, A. ... [et Al.] -- Bacterial Peptidases / Potempa, J., Pile, R.n -- Bacterial Invasins : Molecular Systems Dedicated To The Invasion Of Host Tissues / Cambronne, E.d., Schneewind, O -- Bacterial Iron Transport Related To Virulence / Braun, V. Pathogenicity Islands And Their Role In Bacterial Virulence And Surviva / Hochhut, B., Dobrindt, U., Hacker, J. -- Horizontal And Vertical Gene Transfer: The Life History Of Pathogens / Lawrence, J.g. Volume Editors, Wayne Russell, Heiko Herwald. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.