The Biology of Vibrios / / edited by Fabiano L. Thompson, Brian Austin, Jean Swings

• Pubblicazione: Washington, District of Columbia : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 423 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 579.325
• Soggetto topico: Vibrio; Vibrio infections; Biology
• Persona (resp. second.): ThompsonFabiano Lopes; AustinBrian; SwingsJean
• Nota di contenuto: A global and historical perspective of the genus vibrio / R.R. Colwell -- Isolation, enumeration, and preservation of the vibrionaceae / Bruno Gomez-Gil and Ana Roque -- Taxonomy of the vibrios / Fabiano L. Thompson and Jean Swings -- Molecular identification / Mitsuaki Nishibuchi -- Comparative genomics : genome configuration and the driving forces in the evolution of vibrios / Tetsuya Iida and Ken Kurokawa -- Gene duplicates in vibrio genomes / Dirk Gevers and Yves Van de Peer -- The roles of lateral gene transfer and vertical descent in vibrio evolution / Yan Boucher and Hatch W. Stokes -- The adaptive genetic arsenal of pathogenic vibrio species : the role of integrons / Dean A. Rowe-Magnus, Mohammed Zouine, and Didier Mazel -- Motility and chemotaxis / Linda L. McCarter. Adaptive responses of vibrios / Diane McDougald and Staffan Kjelleberg -- Extremophilic vibrionaceae / Douglas H. Bartlett -- Aquatic environment / Hidetoshi Urakawa and Irma Nelly G. Rivera -- Dynamics of vibrio populations and their role in environmental nutrient cycling / Janelle R. Thompson and Martin F. Polz -- The vibrio fischeri-euprymna scolopes light organ symbiosis / Eric V. Stabb -- The mutual partnership between vibrio halioticoli and abalones / Tomoo Sawabe -- Vibrios in coral health and disease / Eugene Rosenberg and Omry Koren -- Vibrio cholerae populations and their role in South America / Ana Carolina P. Vicente [and others] -- The biology and pathogenicity of vibrio anguillarum and V. ordalii / Jorge H. Crosa, Luis A. Actis, and Marcelo E. Tolmasky. -- Vibrio harveyi : pretty problems in paradise / Leigh Owens and Nancy Busico-Salcedo -- Vibrio salmonicida / Brian Austin -- Vibrio splendidus / Frédérique Le Roux and Brian Austin -- Miscellaneous animal pathogens / Brian Austin -- Vibrio cholerae : the genetics of pathogenesis and environmental persistence / Michael G. Prouty and Karl E. Klose -- Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Tetsuya Iida, Kwan-Sam Park, and Takeshi Honda -- Vibrio vulnificus / James D. Oliver -- Miscellaneous human pathogens / Mitsuaki Nishibuchi -- Epidemiology / Shah M. Faruque and G. Balakrish Nair -- Biotechnological applications / J. Grant Burgess.
• Sommario/riassunto: Annotation provides comprehensive and authoritative coverage of vibrio research compiled by experts;presents new guidelines and paradigms for the different branches of vibrio research;features state-of-the-art coverage of a variety of disciplines including taxonomy, pathogenesis, epidemiology, ecology, and genomics;conveys important new developments and their impact on the study of vibrios.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Biology of Vibrios
• ISBN: 1-68367-178-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830988503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II