Dormancy and Low Growth States in Microbial Disease - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521809401 ISBN 13 : 9780521809405

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

First published in 2003, this is a comprehensive review of research concerning microbial dormancy in the context of human disease.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

All cellular life-forms can exist in replicating and non-replicating states. Organisms replicate only when the conditions are beneficial, and when not replicating they concentrate on survival of these environmental stresses. Many bacteria, harmful to humans, survive the period of infection in a low growth state. This 2003 book addresses the basic science of microbial dormancy and low growth states, putting this in the context of human medicine. Such fundamental topics as bacterial growth and non-growth, culturability and viability are covered, as well as survival of the host's immune response, and inter-bacterial signalling. Following this introduction, more medically focused topics are discussed, namely antibiotic resistance arising during stationary phase, biofilms, the bacteria which cause gastric ulcers and tuberculosis as the classic persistent bacterial infection. This book will interest graduate students and researchers in medical microbiology, immunology and infectious disease medicine who are interested in bacterial dormancy in relation to disease.

Revue de presse

Review of the hardback: '... an excellent addition to the literature ...' Microbiology Today

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521809401
• ISBN 13: 9780521809405
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Éditeur: Coates Anthony R. M.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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