Anthrax

First and only comprehensive overview of scientific facts of Anthrax.

Anthrax is a peracute, acute or subacute disease, primarily affecting herbivores but also man and occasionally birds transmitted by ingestion of the spores, infected meat or bites of insects. Lately B. anthracis had become known as a bioterrorist or warfare agent. In this book the latest findings in history, evolution, epidemiology, structure and function of anthrax and its vaccines are dealt with.

First and only comprehensive overview of scientific facts of Anthrax

Contenu
List of Contents.- Introduction: Anthrax History, Disease and Ecology.- Bacillus anthracis Evolution and Epidemiology.- Anthrax Vaccines.- Structure and Function of Anthrax Toxin.- Bacillus anthracis Cell Envelope Components.- Macrophage Interactions.- Bacillus anthracis Genetics and Virulence Gene Regulation.