Sections

• The Ernst Strüngmann Forum
• List of Contributors
• 1. Introduction
• Host–Microbe Interactions: The Microbe Perspective
  • 2. Is Metal Uptake Related to Ecological Niche in the Vertebrate Host?
  • 3. Competition for Metals among Microbes and Their Host
  • 4. The Fate of Intracellular Metal Ions in Microbes
  • 5. Common Mechanisms of Bacterial Metal Homeostasis
  • 6. Intervention Strategies for Metal Deficiency and Overload
  • 7. Trace Metals in Host–Microbe Interactions: The Microbe Perspective
• Host–Microbe Interactions: The Host Perspective
  • 8. Metal Homeostasis during Development, Maturation, and Aging: Impact on Infectious Diseases
  • 9. Impact of Metals on Immune Response and Tolerance, and Modulation of Metal Metabolism during Infection
  • 10. Metal-Based Antiparasitic Therapeutics
  • 11. Impact of Lifestyle on Metal Exposure, Homeostasis, and Associated Diseases
  • 12. Obesity, Trace Metals, and Infection
  • 13. Metals in Host–Microbe Interaction: The Host Perspective
• Metals in the Environment as Risk Factors for Infectious Diseases
  • 14. Selenium and Mercury: Their Interactions and Roles in Living Organisms
  • 15. New Technologies Using Trace Metals of Concern
  • 16. The Promise of Nanometals: Reducing Infection and Increasing Biocompatibility
  • 17. Metals in the Environment as Risk Factors for Infectious Diseases: Gaps and Opportunities
• Methods and Technologies for Analyzing Trace Metals in Biological Systems
  • 18. Emerging Strategies in Metalloproteomics
  • 19. Measuring Metals in Complex Biological Systems
  • 20. Methods and Technologies for Studying Metals in Biological Systems
• List of Acronyms
• Bibliography