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Cell wall deficient forms : stealth pathogens /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mattman, Lida H.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, [2001]
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
L Forms > pathogenicity.
Spheroplasts > pathogenicity.
Table of Contents:
  • History
  • Definitions
  • Comparing mycoplasma, CWD forms, and rickettsia
  • Properties and peculiarities
  • Composition of cell wall deficient forms
  • Disclosures by electron microscopy
  • Public health and nosocomial facets
  • Immunology
  • Induction by antibiotics, organic compounds, and miscellaneous factors
  • Reversion and revertants
  • Septicemia and cardiopathies
  • Intracellular growth of CWD forms
  • L-forms in thrombi
  • Urinary tract infections: idiopathic hematuria, interstitial cystitis, and others
  • Listeria monocytogenes studies
  • Latency and persistence
  • Meningitis and associated conditions
  • Rheumatic fever and erysipelas
  • Joint and bone disease
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the atypicals
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Leprosy
  • Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
  • Characteristics of filtrable forms
  • Spirochetae
  • Toxin formation
  • Fungi
  • Sensitivity to antimicrobial agents
  • Miscellaneous disease and malfunctions
  • Phage
  • Bacteriocins
  • Entomology
  • Ecology
  • Soil microorganisms
  • Microbes and malignancies
  • Artifacts and contaminants
  • The placenta
  • Media, methods, and stains
  • Identification.