Vibrio ecology, pathogenesis and evolution

• Yazar: Rita R. Colwell (auth)
• Diğer Yazarlar: Daniela Ceccarelli (auth)
• Materyal Türü: Elektronik Kitap Bölümü
• Dil: İngilizce
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Frontiers Media SA 2014
• Seri Bilgileri: Frontiers Research Topics
• Konular: Pathogenesis; Ecology; evolution; Genome; Vibrio
• Online Erişim: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Özet

Vibrios are Gram-negative bacilli that occur naturally in marine, estuarine, and freshwater systems. Some species include human and animal pathogens capable of causing gastroenteritis, wound infections, cholera, and fatal septicemia. Over the past decades, cutting edge research on Vibrio genomics has promoted a tremendous advance in our knowledge of these pathogens. Significant developments include the discovery of emerging epidemic clones, tracking the spread of new strain variants, and an intensified appreciation of the role of mobile genetic elements in antibiotic resistance spread as well as pathogenesis. Furthermore, improved understanding of the interaction of Vibrios with a variety of living organisms in the aquatic environment has documented the significant role of environmental reservoirs in their seasonal cycle favoring persistence of the pathogen during inter-epidemic periods and enhancing disease transmission. This Research Topic is dedicated to our current understanding in these areas and will bring together leading experts in the field to provide a deep overview of Vibrios ecology and evolution, and will suggest the pathway of future research in this field.

Fiziksel Özellikler

1 electronic resource (239 p.)

ISBN

978-2-88919-289-2
9782889192892

Erişim

Open Access