Description: This book is a state-of-the-art reference work which describes the latest information regarding the clostridia, covering the genetics, physiology, and pathogenesis of this exciting and rapidly developing research area. The book provides a general background, covers each major member of the genus is covered in detail, as well as containing discoveries on ways in which genes encoding bacterial toxins are organized and regulated. This fully up-to-date volume contains contributions by an international group of researchers, detailing new information regarding the clostridia, including the "botunlinum" toxin, the most potent toxin known to man. Each chapter is peer-reviewed and edited to ensure accuracy and clarity. The Clostridia: Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis of the Clostridia is an invaluable tool for those interested and involved in the molecular genetics and pathogenesis of the clostridia and should spur new interest to the study of these fascinating and complex pathogens.

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