Intracellular Parasitism / Edition 1

by James W. Moulder

Overview

This publication is a collection of essays on the biology of intracellular parasitisms where both bacterial and protozoan parasites are discussed. The juxtaposition of authors representing fields of research emphasizes the many common problems facing intracellular parasites and the hosts that harbor them. In addition, numerous illustrations of how different parasites and host attempt to solve these problems in different ways are provided. The book includes one or more chapters on Bdellovibrio, Chlamydia, Rickettsia, Coxiella, Legionella, Shigellae, Mycobacterium, Microsporidium, Plasmodium, and Toxoplasma. The authors frequently speculate and generalize on the subject matter discussed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849350658
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/31/1989
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

James W. Moulder, Ph. D., is Professor Emeritus of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology at The University of Chicago. He is presently a Visiting Scientist in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at The University of Arizona, Tucson. After receiving S.B. and Ph. D. degrees in Biochemistry from The University of Chicago, Professor Moulder joined its faculty in 1944, where he remained, first in Microbiology and later in Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, until his retirement in 1986. He was Chairman of the Department of Microbiology from 1959 through 1968. Professor Moulder was a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and a Senior Fulbright Research Fellow in the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, in 1952 to 1953. He received the Eli Lilly Award in Bacteriology in 1954 and was a Burroughs-Welcome Visiting Professor of Microbiology at Western Kentucky University in 1984. Professor Moulder was editor of The Journal of Infectious Diseases from 1957 through 1968. He has been a trustee of the Bergey’s Manual Trust since 1981. He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society for Microbiology, and the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He is also an honorary member of the American Society for Rickettsiology and Rickettsial Diseases. Professor Moulder’s chief research interest is the biochemistry of intracellular parasitism, with emphasis on members of the genus Chlamydia. He has written books, book chapters, reviews, and many original articles on this subject.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 — Polyphyletic Origin of Bacterial Parasites /W. G. Weisburg — Chapter 2 — Cell Envelope Modifications Accompanying Intracellular Growth of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus /E. G. Ruby — Chapter 3 — The Host Cell /Host Immune Responses and the Intracellular Growth of Chlamydia /G. I. Byrne — Chapter 4 — Antigenic Variation of Chlamydia trachomatis /R. S. Stephens — Chapter 5 — Rickettsia rickettsii: An Enigmatic Pathogen /D. J. Silverman — Chapter 6 — The Rickettsia - Host Interaction /D. H. Walker — Chapter 7 — A Preview of Rickettsial Gene Structure and Function /D. O. Wood — Chapter 8 — Persistent Infection with Coxiella burnetii in vitro and in vivo /O. G. Baca — Chapter 9 — Genetic Diversity of Coxiella burnetii /L. P. Mallavia and J. E. Samuel — Chapter 10 — Molecular Strategies for Uptake and Intraphagosomal Growth of Coxiella burnetii in Non-Immune and Immune Hosts /J. C. Williams, T. F., McCaul, H. A. Thompson, and D. M. Waag — Chapter 11 — The Immunobiology of Legionella pneumophila /M. A. Horwitz — Chapter 12 — Intracellular Parasitism of Shigellae /T. L. Hale — Chapter 13 — The Interaction of Mycobacterium leprae with the Immune System in Man and Experimental Animals /M. J. Colston — Chapter 14 — Microsporidian Spores as Missile Cells /E. Weidner — Chapter 15 — Protein Transport and Membrane Biogenesis in Malaria-Infected Erythrocytes /M. Jungery and J. K. Griffiths — Chapter 16 — Interactions of Malaria Parasites and Their Host Erythrocytes /A. Kilejian — Chapter 17 — Sexual and Mosquito Stages of Plasmodium falciparum /J. F. G. M. Meis and T. Ponnudurai — Chapter 18 — Active Modification of Host Cell Phagosomes by Toxoplasma gondii /L. D. Sibley — Chapter 19 — Biology of Toxoplasma gondii Host Cell Entry — The Role of Recognition and Attachment for Invasion of Host Cells /R. Werk — Index.