Handbook of Natural Toxins, Volume 8 Bacterial Toxins and Virulence Factors in Disease

Describes the structure and function of bacterial toxins. This title reviews virulence factors, providing information concerning cell physiology and biochemistry, as well as various toxin tools for experimental studies and clinical therapy. It discusses a wide variety of toxic proteins, including the toxins that cause diptheria and shigellosis.



This volume describes the structure and function of bacterial toxins and presents a comprehensive review of virulence factors, providing recent information concerning cell physiology and biochemistry, as well as new toxin tools for experimental studies and clinical therapy. A wide variety of toxic proteins, including the toxins that cause diptheria, cholera, pertussis, shigellosis, tetanus, botulism and anthrax, are discussed.;The work is aimed at microbiologists, biochemists, endocrinologists, toxicologists, infectious disease specialists, pathologists, public health officials, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.