| Anthrax Contributor(s): Koehler, T. M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3642077994 ISBN-13: 9783642077999 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Microbiology - Medical | Immunology - Medical | Infectious Diseases |
| Dewey: 616.9 |
| Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immmunology |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6.12" W x 9.14" (0.60 lbs) 172 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bacillus anthracis causes anthrax in all mammals, including humans. Depending upon the route of entry of B. anthracis spores, infection can result in cutaneous lesions, which are readily treatable with antibiotics, or systemic lethal disease, which is nearly always fatal. The continuing worldwide incidence of anthrax in animal populations, the risk of human infection associated with animal outbreaks, and the threat of use of B. anthracis as a biological weapon warrant continued investigation of this organisms and its virulence mechanims. Furthermore, B. anthracis is an excellent model system for inverstigation of virulence gene expression by bacteria. |