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Atlas of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis reveals in-depth information about mycobacterium tuberculosis which has never before been reported. Using atomic force microscopy (AFM), the in-depth phenotypic interaction that occurs in different stages of the tuberculosis lifecycle is illustrated, including resting, exponential, and dormant states.
Coverage also includes the macroscopic and microscopic anatomy of mycobacterium, including pigmentation, morphology of colonies, size and shape, and the phenotypic changes from susceptible to resistant, all shown with images from electronic and atomic force microscopes.
This book will open a new window into the results of molecular changes at the cellular level, guiding researchers and scientists to think in new ways about the area of cell wall and the reproductive and drug resistance phenomena surrounding tuberculosis.
List of contents
1. The Species Concept2. Microscopic Anatomy of Mycobacterium tuberculosis3. Diversity in Cell Shape of Mycobacterium tuberculosis4. Cell Division in Mycobacterium tuberculosis5. Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis6. Latency in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
About the author
Dr. Ali Akbar Velayati is the Director of the National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD) at the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. He is a Full Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and he has guided more than 300 MD and PhD students. He is also the Head of Mycobacteriology Research Center (MRC) in NRITLD, where he directly monitors the basic and clinical trial on tuberculosis. Dr. Velayati is the President of the Asian African Society of Mycobacteriology and of the Society of Biomedical and Biotechnology Scientists. He is the Chief Editor of the International Journal of Mycobacteriology, the Journal of Preventive, Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies in Medicine, and the Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal.Dr. Parissa Farnia is the Director of the Iranian National Reference Tuberculosis Laboratory (INRT) at the Mycobacteriology Research Center (MRC) in the National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NRITLD). Her expertise and research interests include mycobacteriology, infectious diseases, and tuberculosis. She has published in multiple international journals such as Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Chest, Clinical infectious Diseases, and the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease and serves on several editorial boards including International Journal of Mycobacteriology, the Journal of Preventive, Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies in Medicine, and the Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal.
