کمپیلوباکتر، ویرایش سوم

\* Covers changes in the field since the sequencing of the first C. jejuni strain in 2000, a watershed in Campylobacter genetics \* Definitive volume summarizing the current understanding of these organisms \* Offers review chapters by leading investigators \* Broad scope covers related species

The understanding of clinical aspects, epidemiology, pathogenesis, genomic diversity, and glycobiology of Campylobacter infection has greatly increased. With the publication of this landmark third edition of Campylobacter, all the new findings, knowledge, and research are brought together in one comprehensive, up-to-date volume. As the number of species within the family has expanded, so has our knowledge of this group of organisms in terms of their physiology, population biology, and diversity. This volume will be a crucial resource for researchers and clinicians.

Sue C. Kehl

This book is a result of the 1992 report from the California Conference on Campylobacter. It is a state of the art compendium of the known and unknown in the study of Campylobacter. The editors' objective is to provide a definitive compendium to summarize our current understanding of Campylobacter and related species. This is essential due to the many recent significant advancements in the field. This book is intended as an aid to clinicians, scientists, colleagues, ecologists, public health workers, and government regulators as they seek solutions to their problems. The entire field of Campylobacteriology is covered in this text. The editors begin by introducing readers to the taxonomy and developments in Campylobacter identification. They cover the clinical and epidemiological aspects of Campylobacter infections and then focus on pathogenic mechanisms. In a final section they deal with Campylobacter and its relation to food safety. This is an excellent state-of-the-art text in the field of Campylobacter and related organisms. It is an update of the 1992 text. There is currently no other comprehensive text in this field. The editors present what is currently known as well as our gaps in knowledge. This book would be an excellent reference text for clinical microbiologists, infectious disease physicians, and researchers in the Campylobacter field.

The state of our knowledge of Campylobacter infection in one comprehensive volume; presents findings on the extent of campylobacter in the food supply, transmission of antibiotic resistant campylobacters from food animals to humans, and control of campylobacter at the food source. The understanding of clinical aspects, epidemiology, pathogenesis, genomic diversity, and glycobiology of Campylobacter infection has greatly increased. Organized into six sections with thirty-eight chapters, this volume begins with chapters detailing the campylobacter organism