The interplay of microbes and their hosts

S H Pincus; P A Rosa; G J Spangrude; J A Heinemann

doi:10.1016/0167-5699(92)90019-4

The interplay of microbes and their hosts

Immunol Today. 1992 Dec;13(12):471-3. doi: 10.1016/0167-5699(92)90019-4.

Authors

S H Pincus¹, P A Rosa, G J Spangrude, J A Heinemann

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory of Microbial Structure, NIAID Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, MT 59840.

PMID: 1463577
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5699(92)90019-4

Abstract

Microbes and their hosts exert considerable evolutionary pressure on one another. This brief report of a recent meeting describes the strategies and tactics, and highlights some of the key molecules involved in the complex host-parasite relationship.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Antigens, Bacterial / immunology
Bacteria / growth & development*
Bacteria / immunology
Bacterial Infections / immunology*
Heat-Shock Proteins / physiology
Humans
Lymphocyte Activation
Major Histocompatibility Complex

Substances

Antigens, Bacterial
Heat-Shock Proteins