DNA Probes for Infectious Diseases
1st Edition
Published on 30. November 1988
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-8493-6176-0 (ISBN)
Description
The process of developing nucleic acid probes for infectious agents and novel methods of detecting the binding of probes to the target DNA and RNA are reviewed in this thorough volume. Probes to a wide variety of bacterial, viral and protozoan pathogens are presented in detail by the leaders of this dynamic field. Also presented is the use of probes for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria and other infectious agents. The impact of the high cost of this technology on the clinical microbiology laboratory and on the food industry, versus the potential benefits of early diagnosis or recognition of contaminated foodstuffs, is considered. This volume is indispensable to those who work in the field of infectious diseases, including pathologists, microbiologists and infectious disease clinicians. In addition, food microbiologists will also find this volume to be a useful resource.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Weight
953 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8493-6176-0 (9780849361760)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
Constructing DNA Probes for Infectious Agents. Detection Systems fo Hybridization Reactions. Impact of DNA Probes on Clinical Microbiology. Detection of Bacteria in Foods Using DNA Hybridization. DNA Probes for Bacterial Stool Pathogens. DNA Probes for Pathogenic Vibrio Species. Nucleic Acid Probes for Rotavirus Detection and Characterization. DNA Probes for the Detection of Legionella Species, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Identification of Adenovirus DNA in Clinical Specimens. Nucleic Acid Probes for the Detection of Epstein-Barr Virus. DNA Probes for the Detection of Human Cytomegalovirus. Diagnosis of Human Papillomavirus and Human Cytomegalovirus by Hybridization Histochemistry. Blood-Borne Viral Infections: Hepatitis B Virus and Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Detection of Varicella-Zoster, Herpes Simplex, and Enteric Adenoviruses Using Nucleic Acid Hybridization. Progress Toward the Development of a Pan-Enteroviral Nucleic Acid Probe. The Application of DNA Hybridization to the Understanding of Human Parvovirus Disease. Nucleic Acid Sandwich Hybridization in the Diagnosis of Infections Causes by Chlamydia Trachomatis and Other Microbes. Detection of Hemotropic Parasites by DNA Hybridization. Leishmaniasis: DNA Probes for Diagnosis. DNA Probes and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing. Index.