Overview
- Brings together the world's leading experts in the field of Leptospira
- Provides understanding of host-pathogen interactions in leptospirosis at the cellular and molecular level
- Covers all aspects of Leptospira and leptospirosis, from taxonomy, practical aspects of human and animal infections and management, through to the most recent developments in genomics and in understanding immunity and pathogenesis ?
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology (CT MICROBIOLOGY, volume 387)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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.
Reviews
From the book reviews:
“Written by experts in the field, this book reviews the existing knowledge of various aspects … and current information gleaned as a result of the availability of genomic sequences. … The audience includes veterinarians, public health personnel, clinicians, pathologists, and graduate students. All chapters are written by experts in the field, providing an invaluable reference for this audience.” (Deoki N. Tripathy, Doody’s Book Reviews, February, 2015)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Leptospira and Leptospirosis
Editors: Ben Adler
Series Title: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45059-8
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-45058-1Published: 27 November 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-52399-5Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-45059-8Published: 11 November 2014
Series ISSN: 0070-217X
Series E-ISSN: 2196-9965
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 293
Number of Illustrations: 25 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
Topics: Medical Microbiology, Immunology, Vaccine, Infectious Diseases