Microbial Endocrinology

Chapter 1 Microbial Endocrinology: A Personal Journey

Chapter 2 Evolutionary Considerations of Neurotransmitters in Microbial, Plant, and Animal Cells

Chapter 3 Mechanisms by Which Catecholamines Induce Growth in Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Human Pathogens

Chapter 4 Dietary Catechols and their Relationship to Microbial Endocrinology

Chapter 5 Interactions Between Bacteria and the Gut Mucosa: Do Enteric Neurotransmitters Acting on the Mucosal Epithelium Influence Intestinal Colonization or Infection?

Chapter 6 Modulation of the Interaction of Enteric Bacteria with Intestinal Mucosa by Stress-Related Catecholamines

Chapter 7 The Role of Microbial Endocrinology in Periodontal Disease

Chapter 8 Staphylococci, Catecholamine Inotropes and Hospital-Acquired Infections

Chapter 9 The Microbial Endocrinology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Chapter 10 Mechanisms of Stress-Mediated Modulation of Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Chapter 11 Psychological Stress, Immunity, and the Effects on Indigenous Microflora

Chapter 12 The Epinephrine/Norepinephrine/Autoinducer-3 Interkingdom Signaling System in Escherichia coli O157:H7

Chapter 13 Molecular Profiling: Catecholamine Modulation of Gene Expression in Enteropathogenic Bacteria

Chapter 14 Microbial Signaling Compounds as Endocrine Effectors

Chapter 15 Mycologic Endocrinology

Chapter 16 Experimental Design Considerations for In Vitro Microbial Endocrinology Investigations