This is the second edition of a landmark book, originally published in 1988. The new edition has been extensively revised and updated to provide an overview of the current state of knowledge of how bacterial pathogens go about establishing infections, producing disease, and persisting in the host. Strategies for overcoming bacterial virulence mechanisms are also covered. This book will appeal strongly to molecular biologists wanting an understanding of how molecular mechanisms relate to disease, as well as infectious disease (view table of contents)

Product Description: This handbook provides a quick, organized approach to immunology. In each chapter, UNDERSTANDING IMMUNOLOGY discusses a key principle, with definitions of important terms, examples of fundamental concepts, and related principles. At the end of each chapter, self-test questions and memory aids help students retain what they've learned...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)