Bacterial protein toxins /

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Imprint:Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, c2003.
Description:xvi, 348 p., [10] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4810726
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Other authors / contributors:Burns, Drusilla L.
ISBN:1555812457
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Details how these proteins work while providing a review of the field. * Describes all aspects of the biology of toxins, including their synthesis and secretion from the bacterial cell, their travels to and into the target host cell, and their modes of attacking the host cell machinery.* Illustrates how bacterial toxins, each of which has distinct individual properties, often share mechanisms of secretion, membrane transport, and enzymatic action.
Physical Description:xvi, 348 p., [10] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1555812457