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Yersinia pestis: Retrospective and Perspective

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Editors:
  1. Ruifu Yang

    1. Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China

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  2. Andrey Anisimov

    1. State Research Center for Applied Microbiology, Moscow Region, Russia

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  • Comprehensively summarize the current knowledge of Yersinia pestis
  • Integrate the latest research methodology in the study of Yersinia pestis
  • Written by experts in this field
  • With ample illustrations

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 918)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Plague: A Disease Which Changed the Path of Human Civilization

    • Barbara Bramanti, Nils Chr. Stenseth, Lars Walløe, Xu Lei
    Pages 1-26

  3. Discovery of the Plague Pathogen: Lessons Learned

    • Ruifu Yang, Thomas Butler
    Pages 27-33

  4. Taxonomy of Yersinia pestis

    • Zhizhen Qi, Yujun Cui, Qingwen Zhang, Ruifu Yang
    Pages 35-78

  5. Physiology of Yersinia pestis

    • Robert R. Brubaker
    Pages 79-99

  6. Ecology of Yersinia pestis and the Epidemiology of Plague

    • Vladimir M. Dubyanskiy, Aidyn B. Yeszhanov
    Pages 101-170

  7. Genome and Evolution of Yersinia pestis

    • Yujun Cui, Yajun Song
    Pages 171-192

  8. Pathology and Pathogenesis of Yersinia pestis

    • Zongmin Du, Xiaoyi Wang
    Pages 193-222

  9. Genetic Regulation of Yersinia pestis

    • Yanping Han, Haihong Fang, Lei Liu, Dongsheng Zhou
    Pages 223-256

  10. Yersinia pestis in the Age of Big Data

    • Ruifu Yang, Vladimir L. Motin
    Pages 257-272

  11. Immunology of Yersinia pestis Infection

    • Yujing Bi
    Pages 273-292

  12. Plague: Clinics, Diagnosis and Treatment

    • Vladimir V. Nikiforov, He Gao, Lei Zhou, Andrey Anisimov
    Pages 293-312

  13. Plague Vaccines: Status and Future

    • Wei Sun
    Pages 313-360

  14. Bacteriophages of Yersinia pestis

    • Xiangna Zhao, Mikael Skurnik
    Pages 361-375

  15. Perspectives on Yersinia pestis: A Model for Studying Zoonotic Pathogens

    • Ruifu Yang, Yujun Cui, Yujing Bi
    Pages 377-391
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About this book

This book addresses nearly every aspect of Y. pestis, approaching it from a new perspective. Topics covered include the history, epidemiology, physiology, ecology, genome, evolution, pathogenesis, host-pathogen interaction, big-data-driven research, vaccines, clinical aspects and future research trends. For centuries, scientists have sought to determine where Y. pestis, the most well-known bacterium and one that has caused a number of high-mortality epidemics throughout human history, comes from, what it is and how it causes the disease. This book works to answer these questions with the help of cutting-edge research results. It not only describes the history of plagues, but also stresses plagues’ effects on human civilization and explores the interaction of Y. pestis with hosts, vectors and the environment to reveal the evolution and pathogenesis. The book offers a valuable guide for researchers and graduate students studying Y. pestis, and will also benefit researchers from other fields, such as infectious diseases, other pathogens and system biology, sharing key insights into bacterial pathogen studies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China

    Ruifu Yang

  • State Research Center for Applied Microbiology, Moscow Region, Russia

    Andrey Anisimov

About the editors

Dr. Ruifu Yang is a professor at the Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology and the Chief-Scientist for National Basic Research Program (973 Program). He serves as the vice president for the Chinese Society for Microbiology. His research focuses on bacterial pathogenesis using genomics- and proteomics-based techniques. He has published more than 100 articles on international well-known journals, such as Nature Genetics, PNAS, BMC Microbiology.  Dr. Andrey Anisimov is a professor and deputy director at State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Russia.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Yersinia pestis: Retrospective and Perspective

  • Editors: Ruifu Yang, Andrey Anisimov

  • Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-0890-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • 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 B.V. 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0888-1Published: 21 October 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-1428-8Published: 05 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-024-0890-4Published: 08 October 2016

  • Series ISSN: 0065-2598

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 391

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Medical Microbiology, Microbiology, Immunology

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