Kazda The Ecology of Mycobacteria

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-94-011-4102-4
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 72 Seiten, eBook

Detailed information dealing with the ecology of mycobacteria is derived from a variety of different scientific fields such as botany, biochemistry, genetics, immunology, microbiology and epidemiology. This is the first attempt to evaluate this information from an ecological point of view and to develop a strategy for the prevention of tuberculosis and other mycobacterioses based on the ecological behavior of mycobacteria, especially the potentially pathogenic species capable of either growth in the environment or provoking disease. Regarding the interests of the developing countries, special attention is paid to the ecology of Mycobacterium leprae and to the supporting effect of accompanying mycobacteria in its pathogenicity. On a more positive side, environmental mycobacteria play an important role in the ecology of moorland dragonflies. Such a book is needed for specialists working in the field of mycobacterial research, clinical laboratories, the public health service, food hygiene, the water industry and in general ecology.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kazda, J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. The chronology of mycobacteria and the development of mycobacterial ecology.- 2.1. The microbiology of mycobacteria.- 2.2. The ecology of mycobacteria.- 3. Classification of mycobacteria with regard to their ecology.- 3.1. Environmentally-derived mycobacteria.- 3.2. Obligate pathogenic mycobacteria.- 4. Environments providing favourable conditions for the multiplication and spread of mycobacteria.- 4.1. Mycobacteria in sphagnum vegetation.- 4.2. Occurrence of mycobacteria in bryophytes others than sphagnum.- 4.3. Mycobacteria in aqueous environments.- 4.4. Mycobacteria in soil.- 4.5. Concluding remarks.- 5. Mycobacteria as habitat microorganisms of sphagnum bog vegetation.- 6. Possible convergence towards pathogenicity in environmentally-derived mycobacteria.- 7. The ecological approach to leprosy: Non-cultivable acid-fast bacilli and environmentally-derived Mycobacterium leprae.- 7.1. The implication of sphagnum vegetation to leprosy.- 7.2. Non-cultivable acid-fast bacilli in sphagnum vegetation of former leprosy endemic areas.- 7.3. Differentiation of the non-cultivable acid-fast bacilli.- 7.4. Further examination in coastal Norway using monoclonal antibodies and molecular genetics methods.- 7.5. Isolation of environmentally-derived Mycobacterium leprae from a recent leprosy region.- 7.6. The supporting effect of environmental mycobacteria in experimental leprosy.- 7.7. The environment as a source of leprosy.- 8. Allergic reactions provoked by environmental mycobacteria.- 8.1. Non-specific reactions to tuberculins.- 8.2. Allergic reaction of the digestive tract.- 9. Is the eradication of mycobacterioses possible?.- 10. The prevention of mycobacterial diseases and disorders.- 10.1. Habitats, sources and vectors of mycobacteria.- 10.2. Mycobacterioses caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. bovis.- 10.3. Prevention of leprosy and Buruli ulcus.- 10.4. Mycobacteria in public water supply systems.- 10.5. Prevention of mycobacterial infection originating in public water systems.- 11. The biological role of mycobacteria in the environment: Mycobacteria as nutrients in the development cycle of moorland dragonflies.- 12. Expected future trends in mycobacteria and mycobacterioses.- References.