Co-ordinated by E.J.B. Manning and M.T. Collins Scientific and Technical Review , Vol.
Bacteria are now and have always been the dominant form of life on earth.
By virtue of their unimaginable variety, overwhelming number and spectacular adaptability to diverse environments, they represent life s greatest success story. Among the most successful families are the mycobacteria. This volume presents the most current information available on important mycobacterial infections that handicap animal health and hinder global trade. Mycobacteria represent a thriving and ingenious family in the microbial domain. Having thus defused a key weapon in the immune arsenal, the bacilli flourish for years prior to killing off or debilitating their host.