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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830527603321

Autore

Cianciotto Nicholas P.

Titolo

Legionella : State of the art 30 years after its recognition / / Nicholas P. Cianciotto

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2014

ISBN

1-68367-170-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxi, 565 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

362.196241

Soggetti

Legionnaires' disease

Legionella

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; I. CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC ASPECTS OF LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; II. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND STRAIN TYPING METHODS; III. MICROBIOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS, IMMUNOLOGY, AND GENETICS; IV. ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY, DETECTION, PREVENTION, AND CONTROL; Author Index; Subject Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The newest Legionella volume is a comprehensive reference source, offering 131 chapters that are divided into four general subject areas covering clinical and diagnostic information, epidemiology, basic microbiology and pathogenesis, and environmental detection and control.