"... the contents of this book will appeal to the many researchers and clinicians interested in the molecular genetics of this interesting group of bacteria. ... This book is easy to read and well referenced and should appeal to those researchers and clinical staff working in this interesting field." from Derren Ready, Eastman Dental Hospital, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust writting in the "ACM News" (2008) Issue 2: p19.

Staphylococcus: Molecular Genetics
Publisher: Caister Academic Press
Edited by: Jodi Lindsay
Publication date: May 2008
ISBN: 978-1-904455-29-5
http://www.horizonpress.com/staph

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Writing in the journal Microbiology Today (Society for General Microbiology, UK), Madeline Stone & Kathy Bamford from the Imperial College London, UK, review a new book on Staphylococcus published by Caister Academic Press:

"This is an incredibly useful book for anyone with in interest in staphylococci. It provides a broad and in-depth synopsis of up-to-date staphylococcal research. This book is very well suited to its target audiences, researchers who are relatively new to the field and also as a suitable reference for those with greater experience. The first five chapters are particularly informative, providing an excellent overview of the staphylococcal sequencing projects, population structure and evolution of S. aureus, as well as analysis of the methods used ... The chapter on 'Global regulators of Staphylococcus aureus virulence genes' is excellent ... this chapter provides a thorough review of the literature ... We hope that this book will be regularly reviewed and updated in line with this rapidly expanding field."
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The Journal of Microbiological Mehods (2008) has published a review of the new Staphylococcus book. An extract is provided below:

Whereas previous books on the molecular biology of the opportunistic human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus used to cover the classical methodologies the timely book by Lindsay et al includes chapters on whole genome sequences, array technologies, the staphylococcal population structure, transciptomics and rapid diagnosis in addition to the more traditional chapters on mobile genetic elements, genetic manipulation, regulation, resistance and environmentally induced responses. This renders the book unique in its kind and as complete as one should expect a modern book on bacterial molecular genetics to be. ...

From the positive perspective: this is a book suitable for both starting and experienced staphylococcal researchers. It is both a referral handbook as explicated by some of the chapters and an adequate introductory text in others. The mixture between "hard-core science" and clinical application also is a balanced one ... the book by Lindsay et al deserves a prominent spot in the personal library of all staphylococcologists!!

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