Campylobacter / Edition 3

by Irving Nachamkin, Christine M. Szymanski, Martin J. Blaser

Overview

The state of our knowledge of Campylobacter infection in one comprehensive volume.

• Presents findings on the extent of campylobacter in the food supply, transmission of antibiotic resistant campylobacters from food animals to humans, and control of campylobacter at the food source.
• Includes six sections of chapters that detail the campylobacter organism; the clinical and epidemiologic aspects of campylobacter infections, pathogenesis, and immunity; the emerging field of campylobacter glycobiology, which has provided a structural basis for understanding important polysaccharides and glycolipids from the organism.
• Offers insight into glycosylation systems, which are present in other prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
• Covers groundbreaking work on the molecular analyses of C. jejuni and other Campylobacter species.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781555814373
Publisher:	ASM Press
Publication date:	05/05/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	732
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.60(d)

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

I. The Organism

1. Taxonomy of the Family Campylobacteraceae, Lies Debruyne, Dirk Gevers, and Peter Vandamme

2. Population Biology of Campylobacter jejuni and Related Organisms, Martin C. J. Maiden and Kate E. Dingle

3. Complexity and Versatility in the Physiology and Metabolism of Campylobacter jejuni, David J. Kelly

4. Comparative Geonomics of Campylobacter jejuni, Olivia L. Champion, Suaad Al-Jaberi, Richard A. Stabler, and Brendan W. Wren

5. Comparative Genomics of Campylobacter Species Other Than Campylobacter jejuni, William G. Miller

II. Clinical and Epidemiologic Aspects of Campylobacter Infections

6. Clinical Aspects of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli Infections, Martin J. Blaser and Jørgen Engberg

7. Clinical Significance of Campylobacter and Related Species, Other Than Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli, Albert J. Lastovica and Ban Mishu Allos

8. Burden of Illness of Campylobacteriosis and Sequelae, Kåre Mølbak and Arie Havelaar

9. Epidemiology of Campylobacter jejuni Infections in Industrialized Nations, Christine K. Olson, Steen Ethelberg, Wilfrid van Pelt, and Robert V. Tauxe

10. Molecular Epidemiology of Campylobacter Species, Stephen L. W. On, Noel McCarthy, William G. Miller, and Brent J. Gilpin

11. Isolation, Identification, Subspecies Differentiation, and Typing of Campylobacter fetus, Marcel A. P. van Bergen, Jos P. M. van Putten, Kate E. Dingle, Martin J. Blaser, and Jaap A. Wagenaar

12. Diagnosis and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Campylobacter Species, Collette Fitzgerald, Jean Whichard, and Irving Nachamkin

13. Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Campylobacter Infection, Bart C. Jacobs, Alex van Belkum, and Hubert P. Endtz

14. Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance in Campylobacter, Qijing Zhang and Paul J. Plummer

15. National Molecular Subtyping Network for Food-Borne Bacterial Disease Surveillance in the United States, Peter Gerner-Smidt, Steven G. Stroika, and Collette Fitzgerald

III. Pathogenesis and Immunity

16. Interaction of Campylobacter jejuni with Host Cells, Robert O. Watson and Jorge E. Galán

17. Cell Biology of Human Host Cell Entry by Campylobacter jejuni, Lan Hu and Dennis J. Kopecko

18. Campylobacter jejuni Secretes Proteins via the Flagellar Type III Secretion System That Contribute to Host Cell Invasion and Gastroenteritis, Charles L. Larson, Jeffrey E. Christensen, Sophia A. Pacheco, Scott A. Minnich, and Michael E. Konkel

19. Innate Immunity in Campylobacter Infections, Nichole M. Iovine

20. Chemosensory Signal Transduction Pathway of Campylobacter jejuni, Victoria Korolik and Julian Ketley

21. Animal Models of Campylobacter jejuni Infections, Linda S. Mansfield, David B. Schauer, and James G. Fox

22. Rabbit Model of Guillain-Barré Syndrome, Nobuhiro Yuki

23. Pathogenesis of Campylobacter fetus, Martin J. Blaser, Diane G. Newell, Stuart A. Thompson, and Ellen L. Zechner

24. Development of a Human Vaccine, David R. Tribble, Shahida Baqar, and Stuart A. Thompson

IV. Glycobiology

25. N-Linked Protein Glycosylation in Campylobacter, Harald Nothaft, Saba Amber, Markus Aebi, and Christine M. Szymanski

26. O-Linked Flagellar Glycosylation in Campylobacter, Susan M. Logan, Ian C. Schoenhofen, and Patricia Guerry

27. Campylobacter jejuni Lipooligosaccharides: Structures and Biosynthesis, Michel Gilbert, Craig T. Parker, and Anthony P. Moran

28. Campylobacter jejuni Capsular Polysaccharide, Andrey V. Karlyshev, Brendan W. Wren, and Anthony P. Moran

29. Campylobacter Metabolomics, Evelyn C. Soo, David J. McNally, Jean-Robert Brisson, and Christopher W. Reid

V. Genes and Gene Expression

30. Regulation of Flagellar Gene Expression and Assembly, David R. Hendrixson

31. Natural Competence and Transformation in Campylobacter, Rebecca S. Wiesner and Victor L. DiRita

32.Survival Strategies of Campylobacter jejuni: Stress Responses, the Viable but Nonculturable State, and Biofilms, Sarah L. Svensson, Emilisa Frirdich, and Erin C. Gaynor

33. Iron Metabolism, Transport, and Regulation, Alain Stintzi, Arnoud H. M. van Vliet, and Julian M. Ketley

34. Regulation of Genes in Campylobacter jejuni, Marc M. S. M. Wösten, Andries van Mourik, and Jos P. M. van Putten

VI. Food Safety and Intervention

35. Campylobacter in the Food Supply, Wilma Jacobs-Reitsma, Ulrike Lyhs, and Jaap Wagenaar

36. Transmission of Antibiotic Resistance from Food Animals to Humans, Frank M. Aarestrup, Patrick F. McDermott, and Henrik C. Wegener

37. Poultry Colonization with Campylobacter and Its Control at the Primary Production Level, Jaap A. Wagenaar, Wilma Jacobs-Reitsma, Merete Hofshagen, and Diane Newell

38. Bacteriophage Therapy and Campylobacter, Ian F. Connerton, Phillippa L. Connerton, Paul Barrow, Bruce S. Seal, and Robert J. Atterbury

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Rebecca T. Horvat, PhD, D (ABMM)(University of Kansas Medical Center)
Description: The curved Gram negative bacilli that make up the Campylobacter species were first noted in the late 1800s, but it has been only in the last 20 years that a clear understanding of the pathogenesis of this species has been recognized. This is the third edition of this book devoted to the recent information known about the Camplyobacter species and closely related Helicobacter and Arcobacter species. The previous edition was published eight years ago and there is a clear need to update the book with developments during that time regarding this group of organisms.
Purpose: The new edition includes the recent research on the pathogenesis, immune responses to Campylobacter infection, genetic organization of the bacteria, and the development of antibiotic resistance. All of these discoveries have come within the last few years as research techniques and methods have improved. This book provides some clearly needed answers to some of the puzzles associated with these bacteria.
Audience: This book is written for scientists studying Campylobacter and the clinicians and public health professionals treating and monitoring infections with this agent. The authors are all well recognized experts in the field and provide some exciting new information that can be used to prevent and treat infections due to Campylobacter.
Features: In 1991, the genera Campylobacter and Arcobacter were placed in a new bacterial family called the Campylobaceraceae. During the next 17 years, numerous other bacteria were reclassified and placed into this family. This was possible due to the study of the genetic arrangement and the physical properties of these bacteria. Also during this time, it became clear that Campylobacter was the causative agent of diarrheal diseases in humans and is associated with acute inflammatory enteritis. These findings allowed public health professionals to determine that the Campylobacter species was the most frequently identified cause of bacterial diarrhea in humans. It was also recognized that a very serious and debilitating disease, Guillain-Barre syndrome, that causes acute neuromuscular paralysis, was highly associated with prior Campylobacter infections. These findings built on each other and it is expected this type of discovery will continue as scientists, clinicians, and public health professionals work together to detect these pathogens. This book will serve as a vital source of information to assist in this effort.
Assessment: This book will become my primary reference for information regarding Campylobacter infections. I had difficulty deciding which topics I found more interesting. In the end, I realized that the whole book tied into the discovery of how pathogens are identified and the collaboration needed to complete the entire picture.

Doody's Review Service

Reviewer: Rebecca T. Horvat, PhD, D (ABMM)(University of Kansas Medical Center)
Description: The curved Gram negative bacilli that make up the Campylobacter species were first noted in the late 1800s, but it has been only in the last 20 years that a clear understanding of the pathogenesis of this species has been recognized. This is the third edition of this book devoted to the recent information known about the Camplyobacter species and closely related Helicobacter and Arcobacter species. The previous edition was published eight years ago and there is a clear need to update the book with developments during that time regarding this group of organisms.
Purpose: The new edition includes the recent research on the pathogenesis, immune responses to Campylobacter infection, genetic organization of the bacteria, and the development of antibiotic resistance. All of these discoveries have come within the last few years as research techniques and methods have improved. This book provides some clearly needed answers to some of the puzzles associated with these bacteria.
Audience: This book is written for scientists studying Campylobacter and the clinicians and public health professionals treating and monitoring infections with this agent. The authors are all well recognized experts in the field and provide some exciting new information that can be used to prevent and treat infections due to Campylobacter.
Features: In 1991, the genera Campylobacter and Arcobacter were placed in a new bacterial family called the Campylobaceraceae. During the next 17 years, numerous other bacteria were reclassified and placed into this family. This was possible due to the study of the genetic arrangement and the physical properties of these bacteria. Also during this time, it became clear that Campylobacter was the causative agent of diarrheal diseases in humans and is associated with acute inflammatory enteritis. These findings allowed public health professionals to determine that the Campylobacter species was the most frequently identified cause of bacterial diarrhea in humans. It was also recognized that a very serious and debilitating disease, Guillain-Barre syndrome, that causes acute neuromuscular paralysis, was highly associated with prior Campylobacter infections. These findings built on each other and it is expected this type of discovery will continue as scientists, clinicians, and public health professionals work together to detect these pathogens. This book will serve as a vital source of information to assist in this effort.
Assessment: This book will become my primary reference for information regarding Campylobacter infections. I had difficulty deciding which topics I found more interesting. In the end, I realized that the whole book tied into the discovery of how pathogens are identified and the collaboration needed to complete the entire picture.