Overview
- Includes cutting-edge methods and protocols
- Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results
- Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts
Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology (MIMB, volume 954)
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Table of contents (37 protocols)
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Identification and Typing of Legionella in the Environment and During Disease
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Physiology and genetics of Legionella
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About this book
Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia that can occur in epidemics of several hundred cases. This atypical pneumonia is characterized by a high mortality rate and affects primarily elderly and immuno-compromised individuals. An in-depth understanding of the ecology and virulence of Legionella spp. will contribute to an efficient and sustainable elimination of the bacteria from anthropogenic water systems and might lead to the development of novel therapeutics. The many different methods described in Legionella: Methods and Protocols are all specifically adapted and developed for the study of distinct features of L. pneumophila, and have already led to exciting discoveries. Most of these techniques can also be applied to the study of other bacterial pathogens, in particular intracellular pathogens like Shigella, Salmonella or Listeria. . Written in the successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible protocols, and notes on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
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Authoritative and easily accessible, Legionella: Methods and Protocols will not only be useful for research groups studying Legionella, but also for a broader scientific community studying the epidemiology, typing, physiology, pathogenesis, immunity, genetics and evolution of other bacterial pathogens.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Legionella
Book Subtitle: Methods and Protocols
Editors: Carmen Buchrieser, Hubert Hilbi
Series Title: Methods in Molecular Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-161-5
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
eBook Packages: Springer Protocols
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-62703-160-8Published: 13 November 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-6274-7Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-62703-161-5Published: 13 November 2012
Series ISSN: 1064-3745
Series E-ISSN: 1940-6029
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 622
Topics: Infectious Diseases, Water and Health, Bacteriology