from Saraswathi Lanka (University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine)
writing in "Doodys Reviews":
"This broad overview of many aspects of the family
Pasteurellaceae provides excellent coverage of the current status of taxonomy and phylogeny of this diverse group of bacteria. ... This is a much needed information resource for researchers. ... This is a rich source of information and provides well balanced coverage of relevant topics. It is a comprehensive guide that provides critical insight into the current understanding of molecular and genomic aspects of
Pasteurellaceae"
... read morePasteurellaceae: Biology, Genomics and Molecular AspectsPublisher: Caister Academic Press
Edited by: Peter Kuhnert and Henrik Christensen
Publication date: 2008
ISBN: 978-1-904455-34-9
Labels: bacteria, bacteriology, book review, pasteurella, Pasteurellaceae
from Henrik Christensen and Magne Bisgaard
in Pasteurellaceae: Biology, Genomics and Molecular AspectsThe family
Pasteurellaceae Pohl 1981 includes 38 properly classified species in addition to 24 misclassified species. The majority of taxa have been isolated from disease conditions in warm blooded animals and in particular in farm animals. These bacteria are obligate parasites or commensals of vertebrates, colonizing mainly the mucosal surfaces of the upper respiratory tract, oropharynx, and reproductive tracts and possibly also parts of the intestinal tract. Most taxa represent potential pathogens although mechanisms of virulence have remained unknown or doubtful until recent years. Both systemic and local infections have been reported for most taxa involved in diseases. However, pneumonia has been reported most frequently out of a number of other disease manifestations. Fossil remnants of members of
Pasteurellaceae have never been reported and information on the diversification of taxa within the family can only be obtained by phylogenetic reconstruction. Most likely the current members of
Pasteurellaceae might have been present as common ancestors of for example birds and dinosaurs. For marsupials, monotremes and reptiles information is very limited and further insight from these groups would be very helpful to test the hypothesis of co-evolution of host and parasite.
Further reading:
Pasteurellaceae: Biology, Genomics and Molecular AspectsLabels: bacterium, Haemophilus, model organism, pasteurella, Pasteurellaceae
Pasteurellaceae comprise a large and diverse family of Gram-negative bacteria with members ranging from important pathogens such as
Haemophilus influenzae to commensals of the animal and human mucosa. Information on the biology of these organisms has mushroomed in recent years, driven by the development of novel genetic and molecular methodologies. Since 1995, the family has been expanded from three genera to the current thirteen through the use of new genetic-based classification and identification technologies. Many members of the
Pasteurellaceae family make excellent natural models for the study of bacterial pathogenesis and host-pathogen-interactions thus giving valuable insights into related human diseases. Research in this area is at a very exciting stage.
Further reading:
Pasteurellaceae: Biology, Genomics and Molecular AspectsLabels: Haemophilus, model organism, pasteurella, Pasteurellaceae