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BSL3 and BSL4 Agents.
In one handy book, this reference gathers all the necessary information on 14 of the most commonly used dangerous groups of pathogens in biosafety level 3 and 4 laboratories. All the chapters are uniformly structured, with a brief overview of the microbiology, pathology, epidemiology and detection m...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
John Wiley & Sons,
2012.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- BSL3 and BSL4 Agents; 4.5 Clinical and Pathological Findings in Animals; Contents; Acknowledgment; Preface; List of Contributors; Part A Pathogens; Part I Bacteria; 1 Bacillus anthracis: Anthrax; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Characteristics of the Agent; 1.3 Diagnosis; 1.3.1 Phenotypical Identification; 1.3.2 Growth Characteristics; 1.3.3 Antibiotic Resistance; 1.3.4 Phage Testing and Biochemistry; 1.3.5 Antigen Detection; 1.3.6 Molecular Identification; 1.3.6.1 Virulence Plasmid pXO1; 1.3.6.2 Virulence Plasmid pXO2; 1.3.7 Chromosome; 1.3.8 MLVA, SNR, and SNP Typing; 1.3.9 Serological Investigations.
- 1.4 Pathogenesis; 1.4.1 Animals; 1.4.2 Humans; 1.5 Clinical and Pathological Findings; 1.5.1 Oropharyngeal Anthrax; 1.5.2 Abdominal or Intestinal Anthrax; 1.5.3 Inhalational or Pulmonary Anthrax; 1.6 Epidemiology; 1.7 Conclusion; References; 2 Brucella Species: Brucellosis; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Characteristics of the Agent; 2.3 Diagnosis; 2.3.1 Immunological Approaches; 2.3.2 Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays; 2.4 Pathogenesis; 2.5 Clinical and Pathological Findings; 2.6 Epidemiology, Molecular Typing, and Control Strategies; 2.6.1 Epidemiology; 2.6.2 Molecular Typing Methods.
- 2.6.3 Control Strategies; 2.7 Conclusions; References; 3 Burkholderia mallei: Glanders; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Characteristics of the Agent; 3.3 Diagnosis; 3.3.1 Cultural Identification; 3.3.2 Molecular Based Methods; 3.3.3 Antigen Detection; 3.3.4 Serology; 3.4 Clinical and Pathological Findings in Humans; 3.5 Clinical and Pathological Findings in Animals; 3.6 Epidemiology; 3.7 Molecular Typing; 3.8 Conclusions; References; 4 Burkholderia pseudomallei: Melioidosis; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Characteristics of the Agent; 4.3 Diagnosis; 4.3.1 Cultural Identification; 4.3.2 Antigen Detection.
- 4.3.3 Molecular Based Methods; 4.3.4 Serology; 4.4 Clinical and Pathological Findings in Humans; 4.6 Epidemiology; 4.6.1 Molecular Typing; 4.7 Conclusions; References; 5 Coxiella burnetii: Q Fever; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Characteristics of the Agent; 5.3 Diagnosis; 5.3.1 Direct Detection; 5.3.2 C. burnetii Cultivation; 5.3.3 Detection of C. burnetii Specific DNA; 5.3.4 Serology; 5.4 Pathogenesis; 5.5 Clinical and Pathological Findings; 5.5.1 Acute Q Fever; 5.5.2 Chronic Q Fever; 5.6 Epidemiology, Including Molecular Typing; 5.6.1 Plasmid Types; 5.6.2 RFLP; 5.6.3 IS1111 Typing.
- 5.6.4 Multispacer Sequence Typing; 5.6.5 MLVA Typing; 5.7 Conclusion; References; 6 Francisella tularensis: Tularemia; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Characteristics of the Agent; 6.3 Diagnosis; 6.3.1 Serology; 6.3.2 Direct Isolation; 6.3.3 Phenotypical Characteristics; 6.3.4 Molecular Biology Tools for Identification; 6.4 Pathogenesis; 6.5 Clinical and Pathological Findings; 6.5.1 Animals; 6.5.2 Humans; 6.6 Epidemiology and Molecular Typing; 6.7 Conclusion; References; 7 Yersinia pestis: Plague; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Characteristics of the Agent; 7.2.1 The Plague Bacterium: Yersinia pestis 88.
- 7.2.1.1 Yersinia pestis Microbiology.