DNA Probes for Infectious Diseases

By Fred C. Tenover

The process of developing nucleic acid probes for infectious agents and novel methods of detecting the binding of probes to the target DNA and RNA are reviewed in this thorough volume. Probes to a wide variety of bacterial, viral and protozoan pathogens are presented in detail by the leaders of this dynamic field. Also presented is the use of probes for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria and other infectious agents. The impact of the high cost of this technology on the clinical microbiology laboratory and on the food industry, versus the potential benefits of early diagnosis or recognition of contaminated foodstuffs, is considered. This volume is indispensable to those who work in the field of infectious diseases, including pathologists, microbiologists and infectious disease clinicians. In addition, food microbiologists will also find this volume to be a useful resource.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849361761
• ISBN13: 9780849361760
• Release Date: November 1988
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.1" x 10.2"