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. The many economic and animal health impacts of this successful strategy are examined in this volume. The chapters address the main mycobacterial pathogens affecting animal health today. Not only presenting the most current data for each pathogen, complete with excellent references, but the chapters also illuminate each other as they address facets shared among this family of organisms. The diverse realms of expertise of the authors attest to the broad impact this family of organisms has on host species.