Molecular Biology of Spirochetes: v. 373 - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 1586036653 ISBN 13: 9781586036652

Casa editrice: Ios Pr Inc, 2006

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Spirochetes produce diseases such as Lyme borreliosis, syphilis and leprospirosis. Such diseases cause untold misery and death around the world, and the numbers of infections are rising, particularly in areas where timely and sufficient treatment is not always available. This December 2005 workshop on the structure of spirochetes was sponsored by the NATO Programme for Security through Science along with institutions of public health in the US and the Czech Republic with participation from NATO countries in North America and Europe. Contributors offer their research in the molecular genetics of spirochetes (including the isolation and characterization of isogenic mutants, motility gene regulation and chemotaxis and development of treponeme genetic systems), genetics and diversity (including comparative genetic studies and those of genotypic variation), gene expression, and interactions of spirochetes and hosts, including Lyme disease and relapsing conditions. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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"The mix of authoritative short reviews by experts and front line research findings from a spread of international sources much enhances the value of the book. It will clearly be essential for the shelves of both investigators' offices and research worker's labs, but it will more likely be found on the desk and the bench." - Charles Penn, University of Birmingham, Society for General Microbiology.

Diseases produced by spirochetes, including Lyme borreliosis, syphilis and leptospirosis, are on the rise worldwide, and because the biology of their causative organisms, their epidemiology, and clinical presentation display important variations in different geographical areas. For example B. burgdorferi sensu lato produces approximately 20,000 cases of Lyme borreliosis a year in the United States and 60,000 cases in Europe, but B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, B. afzelii and B. garinii are transmitted by different vectors and have different reservoirs and clinical presentations in these different geographic areas. Awareness and better understanding of these variations by researchers in the field is thus highly relevant to improvements in their prevention and treatment, and critical for improvement of human health.

This volume focuses on a series of state of the art presentations of the research taking place in the laboratories of the contributors. As such, it may be useful as an introduction to those individuals entering in the burgeoning field of spirochete research. This book could serve as a stimulus for researchers in the field to widen collaborations and exchanges between investigators in the different geographical areas where spirochetal diseases are common since these interactions can only be of benefit to the field.

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Book by FC Cabello D Hulinska HP Godfrey

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• Editore: Ios Pr Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1586036653
• ISBN 13: 9781586036652
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 400
• Redattore: Cabello F. C., Hulinska D., Godfrey H. P.