The Mouse in Biomedical Research: Diseases

by Elsevier Science

Overview

Diseases, the second volume in the four volume set, The Mouse in Biomedical Research, departs from the first edition, by discussing specific disease causing microorganisms, rather than the format used in the first edition which discussed infectious diseases affecting specific organs and tissues. As such, the volume consists of 26 chapters subdivided into RNA viruses and DNA viruses, as well as bacterial, mycotic, and parasitic infections. These chapters not only provide updates on pathogenesis, epidemiology and prevention of previously recognized murine pathogens, but also include information on newly recognized disease-causing organisms: mouse parvovirus, cilia associated respiratory bacilli and Helicobacter spp. A separate category, consisting of 3 chapters, discusses zoonoses, tumor pathology of genetically engineered mice, and spontaneous diseases in commonly used mouse strains.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780080467719
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	11/30/2006
Series:	American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	776
File size:	32 MB
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About the Author

Prof. Fox obtained his Master of Science degree in Medical Microbiology at Stanford University and a Doctor in Veterinary Medicine at Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Dr. Fox is an Adjunct Professor at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine. He is a Diplomate and a past president of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine, past president of the Massachusetts Society of Medical Research, past chairman of AAALAC Council, and past chairman of the NCCR/NIH Comparative Medicine Study Section. He also is an elected fellow of the Infectious Disease Society of America. In 2004 Professor Fox was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.

Table of Contents

Viral Diseases

DNA Viruses 1. Mouse Cytomegalovirus and other Herpesviruses 2. Mouse Adenoviruses 3. Mousepox 4. Parvoviruses 5. Polyoma Viruses

RNA Viruses 6. Mouse Hepatitis Virus 7. Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus 8. Lactate Dehydrogenase-Elevating Virus 9. Reoviridae 10. Retroelements in the Mouse 11. Sendai Virus and Pneumonia Virus of Mice (PVM) 12. Cardioviruses: Encephalomyocarditis Virus and Theiler's Mouse Encephalomyelitis Virus

Bacterial Diseases 13. Chlamydial Diseases 14. Clostridial Species 15. Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Streptobacillus moniliformis 16. Aerobic Gram-positive Organisms 17. Helicobacter Infections in Mice 18. Mycoplasma pulmonis, Other Mouse Mycoplasmas, and Cilia-Associated Respiratory Bacillus 19. Pasteurellaceae

Mycotic and Parasitic Diseases 20. Fungal Diseases in Laboratory Mice 21. Protozoa 22. Helminth Parasites of Laboratory Mice 23. Arthropods

Miscellaneous Diseases 24. The Tumor Pathology of Genetically Engineered Mice: A New Approach to Molecular Pathology 25. Spontaneous Diseases in Commonly Used Mouse Strains 26. Zoonoses and Other Human Health Hazards