The enterobacteria / J. Michael Janda, Sharon L. Abbott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Janda, J. Michael.

Contributor:

Abbott, Sharon L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Enterobacteriaceae.

Medical Subjects:

Enterobacteriaceae.

Physical Description:

xi, 387 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Lippincott-Raven, [1998]

Summary:

Comprehensive and up-to-date text that will be an aid in the isolation and identification of this important group of microorganisms. For microbiologists, physicians, infectious disease specialists, pathologists, epidemiologists and infection control personnel.

Contents:

1. Historical Perspectives on the Family Enterobacteriaceae 1

2. Medical Significance of the Family Enterobacteriaceae 8

3. Escherichia coli 13

4. Other Escherichia Species 61

5. The Genus Shigella 66

6. The Salmonellae 80

7. Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi A, B, and C 101

8. The Genus Klebsiella 110

9. The Genus Serratia 131

10. The Genus Enterobacter 148

11. The Genus Pantoea 178

12. The Genus Citrobacter 183

13. The Genus Yersinia 202

14. The Genus Proteus 245

15. The Genus Morganella 270

16. The Genus Providencia 284

17. The Genus Edwardsiella 304

18. The Genus Hafnia 322

19. The Genera Cedecea and Kluyvera 336

20. Miscellaneous Genera Associated with Clinical Specimens 344

21. Enterobacteriaceae Not Associated with Human Disease 361.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0397517238

OCLC:

37879062