Oral Bacterial Ecology: The Molecular Basis
Publisher: Horizon Scientific Press
Editors: Howard K. Kuramitsu State University of New York, Buffalo, USA and Richard P. Ellen University of Toronto, Canada
Publication date: May 2000
ISBN-10: 1-898486-22-0 (hbk)
ISBN-13: 978-1-898486-22-0 (hbk)
Price: GB £85 or US $170
Pages: vi + 314
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Aimed at researchers in the field of oral microbial pathogenesis this book reviews in depth the molecular basis of oral pathogenesis and ecology. Leading scientists from around the world have contributed comprehensive and topical reviews on this important area of microbiology. Particular emphasis is placed on recent advances in molecular microbiology and genomics. The book is recommended reading for graduate level courses in oral microbiology.
Table of Contents
Foreword Click here
Howard K. Kuramitsu and Richard P. Ellen
Introduction
Howard K. Kuramitsu and Richard P. Ellen
Chapter 1. Oral ecology and its impact on oral microbial diversity.
Philip D. Marsh
Chapter 2. Growth and nutrition as ecological factors.
Jan Carlsson.
Chapter 3. Adhesion as an ecological determinant in the oral cavity.
Richard J. Lamont and Howard F. Jenkinson
Chapter 4. Oral innate host defense responses: interactions with microbial communities and their role in the development of disease.
Richard Darveau
Chapter 5. Ecological basis for dental caries.
Ian R. Hamilton
Chapter 6. Periodontitis as an ecological problem.
Daniel Grenier and Denis Mayrand
Index
List of Contributors
Jan Carlsson
Department of Odontology
Faculty of Medicine and Odontology
Umea University
Umea SE-901-85, Sweden
Richard Darveau
Department of Periodontics
School of Dentistry
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Richard P. Ellen
University of Toronto
Faculty of Dentistry
Department of Graduate and Postgraduate Studies
Toronto, ON Canada M5G 1G6
Daniel Grenier
Groupe de Recherche en Ecologie Buccale
Faculté de Médecine Dentaire
Universite Laval, Cite Universitaire
Québec G1K 7P4, Canada
Ian R. Hamilton
Department of Oral Biology
Faculty of Dentistry
780 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg R3E 0W2, Canada
Howard F. Jenkinson
Department of Oral and Dental Science
University of Bristol Dental School
Bristol BS1 2LY, United Kingdom
Howard K. Kuramitsu
State University of New York
Departments of Oral Biology/Microbiology
3435 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214-3092 USA
Richard J. Lamont
Department of Oral Biology
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195 USA
Philip D. Marsh
Centre for Applied Microbiology and Research
Porton Down
Salisbury, SP4 0JG
and Leeds Dental Institute
Leeds LS2 9LU, United Kingdom
Denis Mayrand
Groupe de Recherche en Ecologie Buccale
Faculté de Médecine Dentaire
Universite Laval, Cite Universitaire
Québec G1K 7P4, Canada
Foreword
As with other infectious diseases, the study of the microbial etiology of the major oral diseases, dental caries and periodontal diseases, has been significantly impacted by the introduction of molecular biological techniques. However, experience with these "reductionist" approaches have also made it abundantly clear that infectious disease outcomes do not depend solely on the properties of a single pathogen, factor, or gene but are also influenced by interactions of these organisms with other members of the microbiota as well as by host factors. The factors which determine bacterial ecology will be the primary focus of this monograph and they will be discussed in detail at the molecular level where possible.
We trust that the information provided will be of use to researchers in the field of oral microbial pathogenesis as well as for graduate level courses in oral microbiology, bacterial pathogenicity, or microbial ecology. We will have accomplished our goal if this monograph stimulates additional questions and the design of new approaches to test the premise that dental caries and periodontitis result primarily from ecological imbalances in the oral cavity.
Howard K. Kuramitsu and Richard P. Ellen
(EAN: 9781898486220)
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