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Bacterial Genomes and Infectious Diseases (eBook)

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The first bacterial genome, Haemophilus influenzae, was completely sequenced, annotated, and published in 1995. Today, more than 200 prokaryotic (archaeal and bacterial) genomes have been completed and over 500 prokaryotic genomes are in va- ous stages of completion. Seventeen eukaryotic genomes plus four eukaryotic chro- somes have been completed. The concept of achieving better understanding of an organism through knowledge of the complete genomic sequence was first demonstrated in 1978 when the first bacteriophage genome, X174, was sequenced. Complete genomic sequences of prokaryotes have led to a better understanding of the biology and evolution of the microbes, and, for pathogens, facilitated identification of new vaccine candidates, putative virulence genes, targets for antibiotics, new strategy for rapid diagnosis, and investigation of bacteria-host interactions and disease mec- nisms. Recent increased interest in microbial pathogens and infectious diseases is largely attributed to the re-emergence of infectious diseases like tuberculosis, emergence of new infectious diseases like AIDS and severe acute respiratory syndrome, the problem of an increasing rate of emergence of antibiotic-resistant variants of pathogens, and the fear of bioterrorism. Microbes are highly diverse and abundant in the biosphere. Less than 1% of these morphologically identified microbes can be cultured in vitro using standard techniques and conditions. With such abundance of microbes in nature, we can expect to see new variants and new species evolve and a small number will emerge as pathogens to humans.
The first bacterial genome, Haemophilus influenzae, was completely sequenced, annotated, and published in 1995. Today, more than 200 prokaryotic (archaeal and bacterial) genomes have been completed and over 500 prokaryotic genomes are in va- ous stages of completion. Seventeen eukaryotic genomes plus four eukaryotic chro- somes have been completed. The concept of achieving better understanding of an organism through knowledge of the complete genomic sequence was first demonstrated in 1978 when the first bacteriophage genome, X174, was sequenced. Complete genomic sequences of prokaryotes have led to a better understanding of the biology and evolution of the microbes, and, for pathogens, facilitated identification of new vaccine candidates, putative virulence genes, targets for antibiotics, new strategy for rapid diagnosis, and investigation of bacteria-host interactions and disease mec- nisms. Recent increased interest in microbial pathogens and infectious diseases is largely attributed to the re-emergence of infectious diseases like tuberculosis, emergence of new infectious diseases like AIDS and severe acute respiratory syndrome, the problem of an increasing rate of emergence of antibiotic-resistant variants of pathogens, and the fear of bioterrorism. Microbes are highly diverse and abundant in the biosphere. Less than 1% of these morphologically identified microbes can be cultured in vitro using standard techniques and conditions. With such abundance of microbes in nature, we can expect to see new variants and new species evolve and a small number will emerge as pathogens to humans.

Microbial Genomes
Voon Loong Chan

Evolution and Origin of Virulence Isolates
Voon Loong Chan, Philip M. Sherman, and Billy Bourke

Genomic Approach to Understanding Infectious Disease Mechanisms
Voon Loong Chan, Philip M. Sherman, and Billy Bourke

Knockout and Disease Models in Toll-Like Receptor-Mediated Immunity
Huey-Lan Huang and Wen-Chen Yeh

Campylobacter: From Glycome to Pathogenesis
John Kelly, Jean-Robert Brisson, N. Martin Young, Harold C. Jarrell, and Christine M. Szymanski

Genomics of Helicobacter Species
Zhongming Ge and David B. Schauer

The Organization of Leptospira at a Genomic Level
Dieter M. Bulach, Torsten Seemann, Richard L. Zuerner, and Ben Adler

Listeria monocytogenes
Keith Ireton

Mycobacterial Genomes
David C. Alexander and Jun Liu

Mycoplasma
Yuko Sasaki

Genome Comparisons of Diverse Staphylococcus aureus Strains
Martin J. McGavin

Type III Secretion Systems in Yersinia pestis and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
James B. Bliska, Michelle B. Ryndak, and Jens P. Grabenstein

Genomics and the Evolution of Pathogenic Vibrio cholerae
William S. Jermyn, Yvonne A. O'Shea, Anne Marie Quirke, and E. Fidelma Boyd

Future Directions of Infectious Disease Research
Philip M. Sherman, Billy Bourke, and Voon Loong Chan

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Erscheint lt. Verlag 6.11.2007
Zusatzinfo XIV, 242 p. 42 illus., 1 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Totowa
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin
Studium 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) Biochemie / Molekularbiologie
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Infektiologie / Immunologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie
Technik
Schlagworte Antibiotics • Bacteria • Bioinformatics • Genetics • Infectious • infectious disease • Infectious Diseases • microarray
ISBN-10 1-59745-152-5 / 1597451525
ISBN-13 978-1-59745-152-9 / 9781597451529
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