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Chlamydiae and Chlamydial Infections
About this book
Chlamydiae are a group of obligate intracellular microorganisms with a homogeneous group-specific antigenic structure, and a unique mode of development. The infections caused by them are unprecedented and wide-spread throughout the world, including a broad range of hosts among domestic and animal species and humans, and a variety of clinical manifestations. The uniqueness of chlamydia pathology consists mainly in the fact that the agents of the individual diseases are so close in their biological properties that they are represented only by the single genus Chlamydia, which includes all currently recognized species. Although chlamydiae and chlamydial infections were discovered a long time ago, they are still under-researched and relatively unknown to broad circles of microbiologists, virologists, epidemiologists and clinicians. A number of issues relating to molecular biology, pathogenesis, mechanisms of Chlamydia development and their interactions with cells, as well as their genetic conditioning and regulation, remain unclear. The same is true for ambiguities, problems and contradictions related to epidemiology, diagnostic approaches, immunity and vaccines. Based on scientific facts and the analysis of literature, and the experience of the author, Chlamydiae and Chlamydial Infections attempts to shed light on the cited problems, in terms of modern microbiology, cell biology and molecular biology. The scientific topics discussed include: - Biological, morphological and antigenic properties of Chlamydia spp
- Genes, genomic structure and genetic regulations
- Conventional diagnostic methods and examinations
- Detection and differentiation of Chlamydia organisms by DNA detection systems
- Clinical forms and manifestations and drug therapy
- Pathology
- Epidemiological peculiarities of Chlamydia - induced diseases in animals and humans
- Immunity and vaccines.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half Title Page
- RIVER PUBLISHERS SERIES IN RESEARCH AND BUSINESS CHRONICLES: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
- Title Page - Chlamydiae and Chlamydial Infections
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - Historical Notes
- Chapter 2 - Nature of Chlamydial Organisms and Taxonomy
- Chapter 3 - Morphology, Mode of Development, and Interaction with the Cells
- Chapter 4 - Genomic Structure, Genes, and Molecular Regulation of the Development of Chlamydiae
- Chapter 5 - Isolation and Cultivation of Chlamydia
- Chapter 6 - Virulence and Pathogenicity
- Chapter 7 - Chlamydial Antigens and Antigenic Analysis
- Chapter 8 - Immunity and Antibodies
- Chapter 9 - Serology
- Chapter 10 - Detection and Differentiation of Chlamydia Microorganisms by DNA Detection Systems
- Chapter 11 - Clinical Picture
- Chapter 12 - Pathology
- Chapter 13 - Epidemiology
- Chapter 14 - Vaccines for Chlamydia-induced Diseases
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
- Back Cover