Bacterial pathogenomics.9781555814519 Bacterial pathogenomics. Ed. by Mark J. Pallen et al. ASM (1) (Association for Systems Management) An international membership organization based in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1947 and disbanded in 1996, it sponsored conferences in all phases of administrative systems and management. Press 2007 453 pages $139.95 Hardcover QH434 Sixteen chapters, presented by Pallen (U. of Birmingham, UK), Nelson (Howard U., US), and Preston (Oxford U., UK) describe recent research devoted to the application of bacterial genome sequencing for understanding bacterial pathogen evolution together with their role in human and animal disease. Some of the chapter focus on advances in knowledge of key taxonomic groups of pathogens, including E. coli, mycobacteria mycobacteria members of the genus Mycobacterium. anonymous mycobacteria see opportunist (atypical) mycobacteria (below). nontubercular mycobacteria see opportunist (atypical) mycobacteria (below). , Neisseria, staphylococci, spirochetes, and Campylobacter Campylobacter Genus of gram-negative spiral-shaped bacteria infecting mammals. Many species, especially C. fetus, cause miscarriage in sheep and cattle. C. jejuni is a common cause of food poisoning. Sources include meats (particularly chicken) and unpasteurized milk. . Others examine issues that cut across taxonomic categories, such as evolutionary patterns and paces in bacterial mutualists and parasites, modeling microbial microbial pertaining to or emanating from a microbe. microbial digestion the breakdown of organic material, especially feedstuffs, by microbial organisms. virulence, pathogenomics of bacterial biothreat agents, the impact of phages on the evolution of bacterial pathogenicity, bacterial cell wall biosynthesis Biosynthesis The synthesis of more complex molecules from simpler ones in cells by a series of reactions mediated by enzymes. The overall economy and survival of the cell is governed by the interplay between the energy gained from the breakdown of compounds , and intracellular pathogens. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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