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- ISBN: 9781555812973 | 155581297X
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 6/1/2004
The Pneumococcus is a state-of-the-art examination of recent research in this field and the impact of this gram-positive pathogen on human disease. Written by the foremost experts in the field including a foreword by Robert Austrian, the book integrates pneumococcal physiology, pathogenesis, and host-pathogen interactions. The Pneumococcus provides coverage of topics in basic microbiology such as details of DNA transformation, molecular and medical epidemiology, the molecular basis of invasive disease, and various interactions with host defenses.