Detection of Highly Dangerous Pathogens: Microarray Methods for BSL 3 and BSL 4 Agents

ISBN 10: 3527322752 / ISBN 13: 9783527322756

Published by Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Detection of Highly Dangerous Pathogens: Microarray Methods for BSL 3 and BSL 4 Agents
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3527322752
• ISBN 13: 9783527322756
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Written by leading experts in the field as part of an interdisciplinary pan-European research program funded by the EU, the results provided in this booklet provide a unique and comprehensive overview of how microarray technology can be used in safely tracking the most highly dangerous pathogens. A must-have for public health agencies focused on bioterrorism as well as all laboratories working with BSL3 and/or BSL 4 agents.

About the Author

Tania Kostic is a researcher in the Department of Bioresources/Microbiology at the Austrian Research Centers at Seibersdorf working on microbial diagnostic microarrays.

Patrick Butaye is a veterinary researcher at the Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Center in Brussels with a focus on antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from animal origin.

Jacques Schrenzel is a physician and microbiologist, heading the central bacteriological laboratory of the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève. He is also a consultant for infectious diseases and is in charge of the genome research laboratory.