Overview
- Offers insights on research of Campylobacter spp. in poultry and natural environment
- Broadens understanding of epidemiology, molecular biology, genetics and diagnosis of infection
- Describes disease control management under an interdisciplinary One Health approach
Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology (CT MICROBIOLOGY, volume 431)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This edited volume explores Campylobacter species, which are some of the most important foodborne pathogens. Above all, contaminated poultry meat can cause human gastroenteritis in both developed and developing countries. The respective contributions reveal how these infections can also increase the risk of generalized paralytic diseases such as Guillain-Barré syndrome, Miller-Fisher syndrome, and Chinese paralytic syndrome. Due to their influence on the nervous system, circulatory system, and various organs, Campylobacter infections represent a serious public health concern.
Campylobacter can be effectively combated by addressing the hygienic conditions in both food production and human lifestyles. Accordingly, the authors put forward a One Health perspective, which provides readers with essential insights into the basic biology of Campylobacter, as well as practical guidance on aspects ranging from food production tothe clinical treatment of infections.
Chapters 'Population Biology and Comparative Genomics of Campylobacter Species' and 'Natural Competence and Horizontal Gene Transfer in Campylobacter' are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Steffen Backert is the full Professor of Microbiology in the Department of Biology at Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany. His group is working in the field of Microbial Pathogenesis for about 25 years, investigating molecular signalling pathways during host-pathogen interactions in enteric infections such as that of Campylobacter jejuni and Helicobacter pylori. His research interest focuses on the identification and characterization of new bacterial virulence factors (secreted or injected), which could represent potential novel targets for therapeutic intervention. He has authored more than 220 peer-reviewed publications and edited eight scientific books. He is Associate Editor of various highly ranked research journals and has a strong and consistent record of gaining competitive research funding. Professor Backert is inventor on five patents.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fighting Campylobacter Infections
Book Subtitle: Towards a One Health Approach
Editors: Steffen Backert
Series Title: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65481-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
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 Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-65480-1Published: 24 February 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-65483-2Published: 24 February 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-65481-8Published: 23 February 2021
Series ISSN: 0070-217X
Series E-ISSN: 2196-9965
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 319
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 22 illustrations in colour
Topics: Medical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Food Microbiology, Immunology