Molecular Epidemiology of Microorganisms (eBook, PDF)

Methods and Protocols
Redaktion: Caugant, Dominique A.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The development of molecular genotyping methods has revolutionized the possibility for classification of microorganisms at the sub-species level. This investigation of species diversity is crucial for deciding the molecular relatedness of isolates for epidemiological studies. In Molecular Epidemiology of Microorganisms: Methods and Protocols, readers will find readily reproducible methods for determining the molecular epidemiology of microorganisms, all of which provide effective discrimination of unrelated strains. This volume covers a wide range of techniques which can be easily applied to the investigation of transmissible diseases, directing researchers towards the most effective methods based on the particular information to be obtained. Describing both traditional and novel techniques, expert researchers present a series of methods-based chapters with applications to some of the most important microbes. Composed in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, each chapter contains a brief introduction, step-by-step methods, a list of necessary materials, and a Notes section which shares tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.

Comprehensive and practical, Molecular Epidemiology of Microorganisms: Methods and Protocols provides state-of-the-art techniques which will prove to be critical in unraveling the routes of spread of pathogens for humans, animals, and plants.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Humana Press
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781603279994
• Artikelnr.: 64692233

Inhaltsangabe

Microbial Molecular Epidemiology: An Overview.- Multilocus Enzyme Electrophoresis for Parasites and Other Pathogens.- Plasmid Replicon Typing.- The Application of Randomly Amplified DNA Analysis in the Molecular Epidemiology of Microorganisms.- Use of Repetitive Element Palindromic PCR (rep-PCR) for the Epidemiologic Discrimination of Foodborne Pathogens.- Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis for Molecular Epidemiology of Food Pathogens.- Molecular Genotyping of Microbes by Multilocus PCR and Mass Spectrometry: A New Tool for Hospital Infection Control and Public Health Surveillance.- Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis.- Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPRs) for the Genotyping of Bacterial Pathogens.- Spoligotyping for Molecular Epidemiology of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex.- Multilocus Sequence Typing.- Multiple Locus Variable Number of Tandem Repeats Analysis.- Comparison of Molecular Typing Methods Applied to Clostridium difficile.- Genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates Using IS6110-Based Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis.- spa Typing for Epidemiological Surveillance of Staphylococcus aureus.- Sequencing of Viral Genes.- Full Sequencing of Viral Genomes: Practical Strategies Used for the Amplification and Characterization of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus.- Bacterial Genome Sequencing.- DNA Microarray for Molecular Epidemiology of Salmonella.- Methods for Data Analysis.- Internet-Based Sequence-Typing Databases for Bacterial Molecular Epidemiology.

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"This book provides valuable insight into the molecular genotyping methods for differentiation and classification of microorganisms at the subspecies level ... . It is intended for researchers in the field of molecular epidemiology of microorganisms. Students as well as experts in the field will find this book quite informative and useful. ... This is a valuable resource providing state-of-the-art techniques applied to the investigation of transmissible diseases, enabling researchers to unravel the routes of spread of pathogens for humans, animals, and plants." (Omer Iqbal, Doody's Review Service, September, 2009)