The Diverse Faces of Bacillus Cereus

The Diverse Faces of Bacillus cereus elucidates all characteristics of this microorganism, from its environmental and ecologic relevance, to its veterinary involvement, its clinical settings, most common B. cereus associated food poisoning episodes, and the newest airway disease pictures mimicking the inhalation of anthrax.
Due to its environmental distribution, B. cereus may cause serious, even fatal human diseases. The organism shows many diverse faces, as it is not only a veterinary pathogen, but also used as a biocontrol agent to control vegetable decay due to its natural antimicrobial properties.
Once considered as a mere colonizer or contaminant, Bacillus cereus is nowadays acquiring increasing importance as an agent of nosocomial infections. The book's target audience is familiar with this opportunistic pathogen and will benefit from this clear compendium on the classical and molecular techniques and procedures that may be adopted or followed to correctly identify this intriguing multi-faceted microorganism.

List of contents

Bacillus Cereus Taxonomy
Bacillus Cereus Microbiology
Bacillus Cereus Human Disease
Bacillus Cereus Animal Disease
Bacillus Cereus Resistance to Antibiotics
Bacillus Cereus as a biocontrol agent
Bacillus Cereus Zwittermicin production

Product details

• Assisted by: Vincenzo Savini (Editor), Savini Vincenzo (Editor)
• Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.02.2016
• EAN: 9780128014745
• ISBN: 978-0-12-801474-5
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 11 mm x 229 mm
• Weight: 390 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; NATURE / Ecology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, MEDICAL / Microbiology, Medical microbiology & virology, Social impact of environmental issues, Medical microbiology and virology