Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases of Man and Animals: The Many Hosts of Mycobacteria by Harshini Mukundan

Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases of Man and Animals: The Many Hosts of Mycobacteria Harshini Mukundan ebook
Publisher: CABI
Format: pdf
ISBN: 9781780643960
Page: 580

Mycobacteria contribute substantially to human infectious disease, most notably leprae) and Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans) than any other bacterial genus. Host defenses are similar to those of other mycobacteria. Many different mycobacteria can cause disease in birds, mammals and reptiles. Thirty-Sixth U.S.-Japan Tuberculosis-Leprosy Research Conference on effective host response to experimental Mycobacterium leprae infection. Early IFN-γ response in T cells from M. Tuberculosis-infected mice and humans. Disease, while the Mitsuda(-) resistant and paucibacillary animals remained free of leprosy. Tuberculosis, Leprosy, and other Mycobacterial Diseases of Man and Animals. Mycobacteria can colonize their hosts without the hosts showing any adverse signs. Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M bovis Several species contain many serotypes, based upon lipooligosaccharides or peptidoglycolipids. W.B.(1923) Tubercle Bacillus Infection and Tuberculosis in Man and Animals to cause serious diseases in mammals, including tuberculosis and leprosy. Tuberculosis is human-specific, the closely related Mycobacterium bovis can infect both humans and animals and lead to TB regardless of the host.