This book covers the wide set of well-regulated virulence factors and defense mechanisms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa focusing on stress responses and the evolution of this opportunistic human pathogen.Pseudomonas aeruginosa is responsible for one out of ten hospital infections. Additionally, this Gram-negative bacterium is accountable for persistent infections in immunocompromised individuals and the leading cause of chronic lung infections in cystic fibrosis patien...

Pseudomonas volume 7 collects some of the most relevant andemerging issues in the biology of these microorganisms, and a number of otherimportant issues that were not collected in the previous volumes.The first six volumes of the Pseudomonas series covered the biology ofpseudomonads in a wide range of contexts, including the niches they inhabit,the taxonomic relations among its members of this group, the molecular biologyof ...

Paris is a cosmopolitan city where roaring life, wonderful museums and excellent science can be found. It was during the XI IUMS conference held in this city that the Pseudomonas book series was ?rst envisaged. On the ?rst row of the auditorium sat a group of outstanding scientists in the ?eld, who after devoting much of their valuable time, contributed in an exceptional manner to the ?rst three volumes of the series, which saw the light simultaneously. The volumes were grouped under the g...