Chlamydia: Intracellular Biology, Pathogenesis, and Immunity

von Richard S. Stephens Kategorie: Allgemein ISBN: 1555811558 Kommentar abgeben

Book News, Inc. Reviews the past 10 years of chlamydial research. Material is organized by discipline, allowing for comparison and integration of issues across all chlamydial species. Highlights include discussion of identification of a new emerging chlamydial pathogen, and the completion of genome sequences for and . Other subjects are cell biology, infection and disease epidemiology, mechanisms of disease, and models of immunity. Material originated at a June 1998 symposium. The editor is affiliated with the School of Public Health at UC-Berkeley, and with the Francis I. Proctor Foundation at UC-San Francisco. -- Copyright © 1999 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR All rights reserved Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR

Synopsis Designed as a synthetic, comparative volume, this book comprehensively compares, contrasts, and integrates issues across all chlamydial species. The contributors provide a thorough review of previous research and indicate the top research needs in each area.