Leptospira and Leptospirosis

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Adler, Ben (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 387
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Immunology.; Medical microbiology.; Vaccines.; Infectious diseases.; Biomedicine.; Medical Microbiology.; Vaccine.; Infectious Diseases.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: VIII, 293 p. 37 illus., 12 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783662450598
• ISSN: 0070-217X ;

This volume covers all aspects of infection by pathogenic Leptospira species, the causative agents of the world’s most widespread zoonosis. Topics include aspects of human and animal leptospirosis as well as detailed analyses of our current knowledge of leptospiral structure and physiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, genomics, immunity and vaccines. Updates are presented on leptospiral systematics, identification and diagnostics, as well as practical information on culture of Leptospira. Contact information is also provided for Leptospira reference centers. All chapters were written by experts in the field, providing an invaluable reference source for scientists, veterinarians, clinicians and all others with an interest in leptospirosis.  .