Molecular Basis of Bacterial Adaptation to a Pathogenic Lifestyle

Abstract

1 Introduction 2 Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenicity 3 Bacterial Sensory Networks 4 Evolution of Pathogens within their Host 5 Host Resistance to Infection 6 Genomics and Bacterial Pathogenicity 7 Conclusions Keywords: molecular basis of bacterial adaptation to pathogenic lifestyle; bacterial pathogenicity mechanisms; host-and species-specific tropisms; host immune defense avoidance; genetic loci involved in LPS biosynthesis; host cell signal transduction subversion; bacterial two-component signal transduction systems (TCSTS); quorum sensing and bacterial cell-to-cell communication