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Microorganisms and Bioterrorism

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  • © 2006

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Editors:
  1. Burt Anderson

    1. University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, USA

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  2. Herman Friedman

    1. University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, USA

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  3. Mauro Bendinelli

    1. Universita di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

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  • Offers a concise overview of the past and most recent developments in microbiology and neuroscience
  • Contributed to internationally renowned experts in the field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis (IAPA)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Biotechnology and the Public Health Response to Bioterrorism

    • Andrew Cannons, Philip Amuso, Burt Anderson
    Pages 1-13

  3. Historical Perspectives of Microbial Bioterrorism

    • Stephen A. Morse
    Pages 15-29

  4. The Infectious Disease Physician and Microbial Bioterrorism

    • Sandra G. Gompf, Jordan Lewis, Eknath Naik, Kaley Tash
    Pages 31-38

  5. Modulation of Innate Immunity to Protect Against Biological Weapon Threat

    • Ken Alibek, Catherine Lobanova
    Pages 39-61

  6. Smallpox: Pathogenesis and Host Immune Responses Relevant to Vaccine and Therapeutic Strategies

    • Michele A. Kutzler, Kenneth E. Ugen, David B. Weiner
    Pages 63-81

  7. Bacillus anthracis: Agent of Bioterror and Disease

    • Christopher K. Cote, Donald J. Chabot, Angelo Scorpio, Thomas E. Blank, William A. Day, Susan L. Welkos et al.
    Pages 83-120

  8. Tularemia Pathogenesis and Immunity

    • Stephen L. Michell, Kate F. Griffin, Richard W. Titball
    Pages 121-137

  9. Brucella and Bioterrorism

    • Michelle Wright Valderas, R. Martin Roop II
    Pages 139-153

  10. Pneumonic Plague

    • David L. Erickson, B. Joseph Hinnebusch
    Pages 155-179

  11. Coxiella burnetii, Q Fever, and Bioterrorism

    • J. D. Miller, E. I. Shaw, H. A. Thompson
    Pages 181-208

  12. Genomic and Proteomic Approaches Against Q Fever

    • James E. Samuel, Laura R. Hendrix, Kasi Russell, Guoquan Zhang
    Pages 209-226

  13. Rickettsia rickettsii and Other Members of the Spotted Fever Group as Potential Bioweapons

    • Donald H. Bouyer, David H. Walker
    Pages 227-235

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 237-240
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"This edited volume focuses on the biology of potential bioterrorism agents. ... One of the best characteristics of this book is the ... list of references at the end of each chapter, which researchers and medical practitioners may find useful. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and above." (K. H. Jacobsen, CHOICE, Vol. 43 (10), June, 2006)

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, USA

    Burt Anderson, Herman Friedman

  • Universita di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Mauro Bendinelli

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