Molecular Detection of Human Fungal Pathogens

ISBN-13: 9781439812402 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 958 str.

Opis

With a focus on sample preparation and molecular detection procedures, this text concisely reviews the pathogen concerned in respect to its taxonomy, biology, epidemiology, and pathogenesis. It provides descriptions of clinical sample collection preparation procedures and summaries of molecular detection methods available together with the presentation of a detailed, representative molecular detection protocol for the pathogen. The book also discusses the challenges, limitations, and advantages of the current methods as well as further research needs relating to improved diagnosis.

O autorze

Dongyou Liu, Ph.D. has worked in research and clinical laboratories in Australia and the United States, focusing on molecular characterization and virulence determination of microbial pathogens such as human hydatid tapeworm (Echinococcus granulosus), ovine footrot bacterium (Dichelobacter nodosus), dermatophyte fungi (Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton), and listeriae (Listeria species). He is the senior author of over 50 original research and review articles in various international journals as well as the editor of several recent biomedical books.