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Mycobacteria are bacterial pathogens which cause diseases in humans and non-human animals. This monograph primarily covers the most important and widely researched groups of mycobacteria: members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) and Mycobacterium leprae, across a wide range of host species. M. tuberculosis and M. bovis are particularly relevant with the increasing drug resistance and co-infection with HIV associated with M. tuberculosis and the possible cross-infection of badgers and cattle associated with M. bovis. This book provides a reference for researchers working in different fields, creating a work which draws together information on different pathogens, and by considering the diseases in a zoonotic context, provides a One Health approach to these important groups of diseases.

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Author:   Harshini Mukundan (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA) ,  Mark Chambers (Animal and Plant Health Agency, UK and University of Surrey, UK) ,  Ray Waters (USDA, USA) ,  Michelle Larsen (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.480kg
ISBN:  

9781780643960

ISBN 10:   1780643969
Pages:   580
Publication Date:   28 September 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Many Hosts of Mycobacteria: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Mycobacterial Diseases Part I: Tuberculosis in Humans 1: Introduction and Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Humans 2: Comparative Mycobacteriology of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex 3: Immunopathogenesis of Tuberculosis in Humans 4: Current Methods for Diagnosis of Human Tuberculosis and Considerations for Global Surveillance 5: Development of Next-generation TB Vaccines: Comparative Approaches in Humans and Animals 6: The Continuing Co-evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Homo sapiens Part II: Tuberculosis in Domesticated and Companion Animal Species 7: The Global Distribution of Mycobacterium bovis 8: Immunopathogenesis of Mycobacterium bovis Infection of Cattle 9: Diagnosis of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Cattle 10: Vaccination of Cattle Against Tuberculosis 11: Mycobacterium bovis/M. caprae Infection in Goats and Sheep: Introduction, Epidemiology and Control Measures 12: Mycobacterial Infections in Camelids 13: Tuberculosis in Companion Animal Species Part III: Mycobacterial Infections in Zoo Species 14: Mycobacterial Infections in Elephants 15: Mycobacterial Infections in Other Zoo Animals Part IV: Tuberculosis in Wildlife 16: Tuberculosis in Badgers (Meles meles) 17: Tuberculosis in Pigs and Wild Boar 18: Australian Brushtail Possum: A Highly Susceptible Host for Mycobacterium bovis 19: Tuberculosis in Wild and Captive Deer 20: Tuberculosis in South African Wildlife: Lions, African Buffalo and Other Species 21: Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex spp. in Group-living African Mammals Part V: In Vivo Laboratory Models of Tuberculosis 22: Rabbit Model of Mycobacterial Diseases 23: Laboratory Models of Tuberculosis: Guinea Pigs 24: Of Mice and Mycobacteria: Lessons from a Manipulatable Model 25: Non-human Primate Laboratory Models of Tuberculosis Part VI: Other Mycobacterial Diseases 26: Mycobacterium leprae in Humans 27: Animal Models for Leprosy Research 28: Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Infection, Immunology and Pathology of Livestock 29: Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections

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Harshini Mukundan is at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Mark Chambers is with Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), UK and School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, UK. Ray Waters is with USDA. Michelle Larsen teaches at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

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