| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Microbiology of Bacillus cereus / Roberta Marrollo -- Bacillus cereus group diagnostics : chromogenic media and molecular tools / Eugenio Pontieri -- Bacillus cereus hemolysins and other virulence factors / Rosa Visiello, Stefano Colombo and Edoardo Carretto -- Bacillus cereus mechanisms of resistance to food processing / Sarah M. Markland and Dallas G. Hoover -- Bacillus cereus food-borne disease / Roberta Marrollo -- Bacillus cereus pneumonia / Vincenzo Savini -- Bacillus cereus disease in children / Daniela Onofrillo -- Bacillus cereus disease other than food-borne poisoning / Giovanni Gherardi -- Bacillus cereus disease in animals / Vincenzo Savini -- Bacillus cereus biocontrol properties / Vincenzo Savini -- Bacillus species outside the Bacillus cereus group / Vincenzo Savini -- Bacillus thuringiensis insecticide properties / Vincenzo Savini and Paolo Fazii |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 8, 2016) |
| Subject |
Bacillus cereus.
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Bacillus (Bacteria)
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Bacillus cereus
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Bacillus
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Microbiology.
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Bacillus (Bacteria)
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Bacillus cereus
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Savini, Vincenzo, editor
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| ISBN |
9780128016930 |
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0128016930 |
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0128014741 |
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9780128014745 |
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