Evolutionary biology of bacterial and fungal pathogens / edited by Fernando Baquero ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baquero, F. (Fernando)

Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pathogenic bacteria--Evolution.

Pathogenic bacteria.

Pathogenic fungi--Evolution.

Pathogenic fungi.

Drug resistance in microorganisms.

Evolution (Biology).

Gram-Negative Bacteria--pathogenicity.

Bacterial Infections--microbiology.

Drug Resistance, Microbial.

Evolution.

Fungi--pathogenicity.

Gram-Positive Bacteria--pathogenicity.

Medical Subjects:

Gram-Negative Bacteria--pathogenicity.

Bacterial Infections--microbiology.

Drug Resistance, Microbial.

Evolution.

Fungi--pathogenicity.

Gram-Positive Bacteria--pathogenicity.

Physical Description:

xx, 622 pages, 26 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (partly color), color maps ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : ASM Press, [2008]

Summary:

This innovative volume introduces clinical microbiologists, infectious disease specialists, epidemiologists, medical professionals, and public health researchers to the importance and influence of evolutionary outcomes. Provides many examples of the impact of evolution on microbe-human interactions and explores the influence that evolution has on infectious diseases.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

155581414X

9781555814144

OCLC:

141178174