Bookedited by Myron Christodoulides.
Contents:
Neisseria meningitidis: biology, microbiology, and epidemiology
Classification and pathogenesis of meningococcal infections
Detection of Neisseria meningitidis in cerebrospinal fluid using a multiplex PCR and the luminex detection technology
Generating knock-out and complementation strains of Neisseria meningitidis
Identification and functional characterization of sRNAs in Neisseria meningitidis
Expression, purification, and crystallization of neisserial outer membrane proteins
Genome-scale metabolic models: reconstruction and analysis
TMT labelling for the quantitative analysis of adaptive responses in the meningococcal proteome
Meningococcal ligands and molecular targets of the host
In vivo imaging of meningococcal disease dynamics
Methods for studying Neisseria meningitidis biofilms
Laminar-flow chamber assay for measuring bacterial adhesion under shear stress
Techniques to measure pilus retraction forces
Human dendritic cell culture and bacterial infection
Hydrogen-deuterium exchange coupled to mass spectrometry to investigate ligand-receptor interactions
Visualising PAMP-PRR interactions using nanoscale imaging
Transcriptome analyses in the interaction of Neisseria meningitidis with mammalian host cells
Use of the pan-Neisseria microarray and experimental design for transcriptomics studies of Neisseria
Analysis of parameters associated with prevention of cellular apoptosis by pathogenic Neisseriae and purified porins
Analysis of the immune response to Nia meningitidis using a proteomics approach
Antigen identification starting from the genome: a "reverse vaccinology" approach applied to MenB
DNA vaccine strategy for effective antibody induction to pathogen-derived antigens.