The Ecology of Mycobacteria: Impact on Animal's and Human's Health

The Chronology of Mycobacteria and the Development of Mycobacterial Ecology.- Obligate Pathogenic Mycobacteria.- Potentially Pathogenic Mycobacteria.- Physiological Ecology of Environmental Saprophytic and Potentially Pathogenic Mycobacteria.- Environments Providing Favourable Conditions for the Multiplication and Transmission of Mycobacteria.- The Occurrence of Pathogenic and Potentially Pathogenic Mycobacteria in Animals and the Role of the Environment in the Spread of Infection.- Transmission of Mycobacteria from the Environment to Susceptible Hosts.- Biological Role of Mycobacteria in the Environment.- Key Research Issues.- Photographs.

From the reviews:

“If you are by any means interested in the microbial ecology of mycobacteria … this book is your choice. … The pictures are of high technical standard and imminently supply the body of the text by references. … addresses a wide range of scientists and others who are engaged in epidemiology, epizootology, immunology, environmental ecology, and animal husbandry. It presents the state of the art of the ecology of mycobacteria, a virtual gold mine of the subject. Do not miss it.” (Niels Skovgaard, International Journal of Food Microbiology, Vol. 136, 2010)

“The primary focus is the ecology of mycobacteria species in human and animal diseases, including mycobacteria interactions and roles in the environment. … The editors have included examples, graphics, bibliographies, and references to the illustrations … to explain the concepts and ideas discussed. The information included in this work is recent and relevant and will be useful to readers wishing to gain an understanding of general mycobacterial ecology. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through graduate students, general audiences.” (P. M. Watt, Choice, Vol. 47 (7), March, 2010)