Editors:
- Comprehensively summarize the current knowledge of Yersinia pestis
- Integrate the latest research methodology in the study of Yersinia pestis
- Written by experts in this field
- With ample illustrations
Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 918)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
This book addresses nearly every aspect of Y. pestis, approaching it from a new perspective. Topics covered include the history, epidemiology, physiology, ecology, genome, evolution, pathogenesis, host-pathogen interaction, big-data-driven research, vaccines, clinical aspects and future research trends. For centuries, scientists have sought to determine where Y. pestis, the most well-known bacterium and one that has caused a number of high-mortality epidemics throughout human history, comes from, what it is and how it causes the disease. This book works to answer these questions with the help of cutting-edge research results. It not only describes the history of plagues, but also stresses plagues’ effects on human civilization and explores the interaction of Y. pestis with hosts, vectors and the environment to reveal the evolution and pathogenesis. The book offers a valuable guide for researchers and graduate students studying Y. pestis, and will also benefit researchers from other fields, such as infectious diseases, other pathogens and system biology, sharing key insights into bacterial pathogen studies.
Editors and Affiliations
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Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
Ruifu Yang
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State Research Center for Applied Microbiology, Moscow Region, Russia
Andrey Anisimov
About the editors
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Yersinia pestis: Retrospective and Perspective
Editors: Ruifu Yang, Andrey Anisimov
Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-0890-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature B.V. 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0888-1Published: 21 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-1428-8Published: 05 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-94-024-0890-4Published: 08 October 2016
Series ISSN: 0065-2598
Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 391
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour
Topics: Medical Microbiology, Microbiology, Immunology