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Bacterial pathogens in the non-clinical environment

The transmission route used by many bacterial pathogens of clinical importance includes a step outside the host; thereafter refer to as the non-clinical environment (NCE). Obvious examples include foodborne and waterborne pathogens and also pathogens that are transmitted by hands or aerosols. In the...

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Main Author: Sebastien P Faucher (auth)
Other Authors: Steve J Charette (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
Series:Frontiers Research Topics
Subjects:
Microbiology (non-medical)
Persistence
Clostridium botulinum
Listeria
Escherichia coli
Biofilm
packaging
Legionella
Viable but non culturable
Pseudomonas
protozoa
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Summary:The transmission route used by many bacterial pathogens of clinical importance includes a step outside the host; thereafter refer to as the non-clinical environment (NCE). Obvious examples include foodborne and waterborne pathogens and also pathogens that are transmitted by hands or aerosols. In the NCE, pathogens have to cope with the presence of toxic compounds, sub-optimal temperature, starvation, presence of competitors and predators. Adaptation of bacterial pathogens to such stresses affects their interaction with the host. This Research Topic presents important concept to understand the life of bacterial pathogens in the NCE and provides the reader with an overview of the strategies used by bacterial pathogens to survive and replicate outside the host.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (100 p.)
ISBN:978-2-88919-558-9
9782889195589
Access:Open Access

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