Handbook of Natural Toxins
Author | : Moss |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 660 |
Release | : 1995-03-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 0824793811 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780824793814 |
Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This volume describes the structure and function of bacterial toxins and presents a comprehensive review of virulence factors, providing recent information concerning cell physiology and biochemistry, as well as new toxin tools for experimental studies and clinical therapy. A wide variety of toxic proteins, including the toxins that cause diptheria, cholera, pertussis, shigellosis, tetanus, botulism and anthrax, are discussed.;The work is aimed at microbiologists, biochemists, endocrinologists, toxicologists, infectious disease specialists, pathologists, public health officials, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.