Academic Press The Diverse Faces of Bacillus Cereus

About the Author Doctor Clinical Microbiology and Virology, Spirito Santo Hospital, Pescara, Italy Member of Journal editorial board, Recent Patents on Anti-Infective Drug Discovery Contributing member of American Society for Microbiology Product Description The Diverse Faces of Bacillus cereus elucidates all characteristics of this microorganism, from its environmental and ecologic relevance, to its veterinary involvement, its clinical settings, most common B. cereus associated food poisoning episodes, and the newest airway disease pictures mimicking the inhalation of anthrax.Due to its environmental distribution, B. cereus may cause serious, even fatal human diseases. The organism shows many diverse faces, as it is not only a veterinary pathogen, but also used as a biocontrol agent to control vegetable decay due to its natural antimicrobial properties. Once considered as a mere colonizer or contaminant, Bacillus cereus is nowadays acquiring increasing importance as an agent of nosocomial infections. The book's target audience is familiar with this opportunistic pathogen and will benefit from this clear compendium on the classical and molecular techniques and procedures that may be adopted or followed to correctly identify this intriguing multi-faceted microorganism. Presents an update on the current aspects of Bacillus CereusElucidates all aspects of and provides a concise compendium on the recent literature of Bacillus CereusGives an overview of the patents proposing its use as a natural pesticide Review This comprehensive book on all aspects of Bacillus cereus elucidates all characteristics of this microorganism, from its environmental and ecologic relevance to its veterinary involvement, clinical settings, most common B. cereus associated food poisoning episodes, and the newest airway disease pictures mimicking the inhalation of anthrax From the Back Cover The Diverse Faces of Bacillus Cereus elucidates all characteristics of this microorganism, from its environmental and ecologic relevance, to the veterinary involvement, finally to the clinical settings and from the most common B. cereus associated food poisoning episodes to the newest airway disease pictures mimicking the inhalation of anthrax.Due to its environmental distribution, B. cereus may cause serious even fatal human diseases. The organism shows many diverse faces, as it not only a veterinary pathogen but also used as a biocontrol agent to face vegetable decay, due to its natural antimicrobial properties. Once considered as a mere colonizer or contaminant, Bacillus Cereus is nowadays acquiring increasing importance as an agent of nosocomial infections. The target audience all have to deal with this opportunistic pathogen and they all will benefit from this clear compendium about the classical and molecular techniques/procedures that may be adopted/followed to correctly identify this intriguing multi-faced microorganism.