Tuberculosis, Leprosy and other Mycobacterial Diseases of Man and Animals (eBook)

The Many Hosts of Mycobacteria

Harshini Mukundan, Mark Chambers, Ray Waters, Michelle Larsen (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015
CABI (Verlag)
978-1-78924-468-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This book covers Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) and Mycobacterium leprae across a range of host species. They are considered in regards to increasing drug resistance, HIV co-infection associated with M. tuberculosis and the possible cross-infection of badgers and cattle associated with M. bovis.

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Mycobacteria are bacterial pathogens which cause diseases in humans and non-human animals. This monograph primarily covers the most important and widely researched groups of mycobacteria: members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) and Mycobacterium leprae, across a wide range of host species. M. tuberculosis and M. bovis are particularly relevant with the increasing drug resistance and co-infection with HIV associated with M. tuberculosis and the possible cross-infection of badgers and cattle associated with M. bovis. This book provides a reference for researchers working in different fields, creating a work which draws together information on different pathogens, and by considering the diseases in a zoonotic context, provides a One Health approach to these important groups of diseases.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.9.2015
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
• Themenwelt: Veterinärmedizin
• ISBN-10: 1-78924-468-4 / 1789244684
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78924-468-7 / 9781789244687