Rickettsial Infection and Immunity

• Molecular Rickettsiology.- Immunity to Rickettsiae (Redux).- Cytokines Influencing Infections by Rickettsia Species.- Global Genetic Diversity of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae.- Surface Components of the Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae.- Oxidative Cell Injury and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae.- Intracellular Development of Coxiella burnetii.- The Identification of Virulence Factors of Coxiella burnetti.- Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis.- The Immune Response to Ehrlichia chaffeensis.- Clinical Aspects of Bartonella Infections.- Virulence Determinants of Bartonella bacilliformis.- Stimulation of Angiogenesis and Protection from Oxidant Damage.

'Excellent...this text will prove valuable to current researchers, investigators interested in moving into this area and other immunologists and pathogenesis specialists needing a comparative perspective.' Trends in Microbiology, August 1998