Anthrax : history, biology, global distribution, clinical aspects, immunology, and molecular biology /

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Author / Creator:Levin, Robert E.
Imprint:Sharjah : Bentham Science Publishers, 2014.
Description:1 online resource (ii, 291 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11231902
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ISBN:9781608058860
1608058867
9781608058877
1608058875
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Following the post 9/11 distribution of anthrax spores through the U.S. mail, and the resulting deaths of five individuals - primarily due to initial misdiagnosis - there has been a renewed interest in anthrax among clinicians and intelligence agencies, particularly as a biological warfare agent. This monograph brings forth essential knowledge about anthrax. Included in this volume, are, the early history, non-natural outbreaks of anthrax, characteristics of the causative organism Bacillus anthracis and its relationship to other members of the B. cereus family. Also included are reports on ext.
Other form:Print version: Levin, Robert E. Anthrax. Sharjah : Bentham Science Publishers, 2014 9781608058877