Physical-chemistry of adhesion and biofilms:
E. Rosenberg, discussion leader
H. Rijnaarts, "Physical-chemical mechanisms of surface interactions."
H. Harms, "Microbial life at an interface."
TBA, "Biofilms in the environment."
B. McBride, "The interaction of Treponema denticola surface proteins with host cells."
Biofilms on Implants:
A.G. Gristina, discussion leader
H. Busscher, "Surface chemistry of implants and their influence on microbial adherence."
F. Waldvogel, "Microbial biofilms on prosthetic surfaces: Medical aspects."
Targetting of bacteria:
J. Shapiro, discussion leader
L. Miller, "Malaria and the brain."
M. Donnenberg, "Pathogenic E. coli and the gut."
M. Hostetter, "Candida and integrins."
L. Schlessinger, "Tuberculosis and leukocytes."
Regulation of adhesins:
B. Iglewski, discussion leader
A. Barbour, "Pseudogenes in antigenic variation of Borrelia."
J. Hacker, "Adhesion determinants as parts of global regulatory networks."
Signalling I:
S. Long, discussion leader
A. Stevens, "Autostimulation."
E. Groisman, "Peptide transporters in Salmonella."
J. Denarie, "Signalling and host range variation in Rhizobium."
T. Bisseling, "Bacterial signals in plants."
Signalling II:
P. Sansonetti, discussion leader
B. Iglewski, "Virulence activator of Pseudomonas."
A. Zychlinsky , "Induction of apoptosis by bacteria."
Adhesin/Receptor Structure:
J. van Putten, discussion leader
M. Virji, "Glycosylation of adhesins."
R. Masure, "Pneumococci, activated cells and chemokines."
C. Martens, "Display technologies for screening for receptors."
N. Sharon, "Carbohydrate receptor structure."
Adhesion/Invasion:
B. Finlay, discussion leader
P. Sansonetti, "Pathogenesis of Shigella invasion."
S. Normark, "Pap G in the urinary tract: in vivo studies."
Adhesins and therapeutics:
S. Normark, discussion leader
C. Svanborg, "Cytokine induction by adhesins."
D. Zopf, "Carbohydrates as therapeutics."
R. Smith, "Immunomodulation by lectins and selectins."
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