| Mycoplasma Protocols Contributor(s): Miles, Roger J. (Editor), Nicholas, Robin A. J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0896035255 ISBN-13: 9780896035256 Publisher: Humana OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1998 Annotation: This is aA collection of cutting-edge mycoplasma methods for the detection, isolation, identification, characterization, and genetic manipulation of the pathogenic mycoplasmas. These step-by-step methods are crafted for successful reproducibility and include biochemical, genetic, and molecular techniques essential to understanding pathogenecity and adhesion to host cells. They also cover the detection of mycoplasmas in cell cultures, an important tool not only in viral diagnosis and research, but also in the production of vaccines and various biological products. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Microbiology - Medical | Laboratory Medicine - Medical | Veterinary Medicine - General |
| Dewey: 579.328 |
| LCCN: 98004288 |
| Series: Methods in Molecular Biology |
| Physical Information: 1.04" H x 6.32" W x 9.23" (1.64 lbs) 330 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Over the last decade, interest in mycoplasmas has been greatly sti- lated by the spread of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC, in Europe and Africa and the discovery of a possible association between mycoplasmas and AIDS. During this period there has also been a recognition by control authorities and int- national organizations, including the Office International des Epizooties, that mycoplasmas are major causes of economic loss in livestock and continue to be a problem in humans as a result of a range of chronic respiratory and urogenital diseases. However, it is likely that the true significance of my- plasmas is still underestimated because of the difficulties in working with these extremely fastidious microorganisms. Advances in such laboratory technology as DNA amplification has enabled the detection of unrecoverable mycoplasmas in tissue samples and this will provide us with a better understanding of their role in disease. Important developments have also been seen in more conv- tional areas such as serological tests and media formulation enabling improved recovery and identification. Mycoplasma Protocols provides in a single volume up-to-date and easy-- follow methods for the detection, isolation, identification, and characterization of mycoplasmas, with a major emphasis on those of medical and veterinary significance. It also includes biochemical, genetic, and molecular techniques that will form the basis of understanding pathogenicity and, particularly, - hesion to host cells. |
