Manual of Security Sensitive Microbes and Toxins

ISBN-13: 9780367378745 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 884 str.

Dongyou Liu

Opis

This book is an authoritative and comprehensive review of security sensitive microbes (viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites) and toxins, with an emphasis on the state of the art in the field. Written by experts in the field, the chapters present authoritative reviews, each one covering a single microbe or toxin with respect to its classification, biology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, identification, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. The chapters also discuss the limitations of our current knowledge and challenges relating to improved detection and control of the microbe or toxin.

Spis treści

Part I Microbes and Toxins Affecting Humans and Animals: Viruses. Part II Microbes and Toxins Affecting Human and Animals: Bacteria. Part III Microbes and Toxins Affecting Human and Animals: Fungus and Parasite. Part IV Microbes and Toxins Affecting Human and Animals: Toxins. Part V Microbes Affecting Animals: Viruses. Part VI Microbes Affecting Animals: Bacteria. Part VII Microbes Affecting Plants. Index.

O autorze

Dongyou Liu, Ph.D., has worked in several research and clinical laboratories in Australia and the United States, with a focus on molecular characterization and virulence determination of microbial pathogens. He is the primary author of more than 50 original research and review articles in various international journals and the editor of seven recent biomedical books published by CRC Press.