Mycobacteria (PDF)

Tuberculosis continues to kills more people than any other single
infective agent. The resurgence of the disease in many countries
has produced a heightened awareness of the threat posed by
mycobacterial infections. At the same time, there has been an
explosion of knowledge of the fundamental properties of
mycobacteria, most notably the determination of the complete genome
sequence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

This book provides an up-to-date account of these developments
in the molecular biology and immunology of mycobacteria, coupled
with allied advances of a more applied nature, such as the use of
molecular techniques for diagnosis and epidemiological
investigations. With chapters contributed from an international
team of experts, it will not only be an essential reference text
for the expanding mycobacterial research community, but also will
find a prominent place on the shelves of clinicians, infectious
disease and public health specialists, diagnostic laboratories,
postgraduate students and indeed anyone concerned with the
management and investigation of outbreaks of tuberculosis.

* * Comprehensively covers recent advances in the molecular biology
of the mycobacteria.

* First book to be published on this subject since the publishing
of the complete genome for the tubercle bacillus (M.
tuberculosis).

* Coincides with a worldwide resurgence of tuberculosis.