TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Classification of Bacteria A1 - Riedel, Stefan A1 - Hobden, Jeffery A. A1 - Miller, Steve A1 - Morse, Stephen A. A1 - Mietzner, Timothy A. A1 - Detrick, Barbara A1 - Mitchell, Thomas G. A1 - Sakanari, Judy A. A1 - Hotez, Peter A1 - Mejia, Rojelio Y1 - 2019 N1 - T2 - Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology, 28e AB - One has only to peruse the table of contents of this book to appreciate the diversity of medical pathogens that are associated with infectious diseases. It has been estimated that we currently have the capacity to identify a surprisingly small number of the pathogens responsible for causing human disease. In part this is due to our inability to culture or target these organisms using molecular probes. The diversity of even these identifiable pathogens alone is so great that it is important to appreciate the subtleties associated with each infectious agent. The reason for understanding these differences is significant because each infectious agent has specifically adapted to a particular mode(s) of transmission, the capacity to grow in a human host (colonization), and a mechanism(s) to cause disease (pathology). As such, a vocabulary that consistently communicates the unique characteristics of infectious organisms to students, microbiologists, and health care workers is critical to avoid the chaos that would ensue without the organizational guidelines of bacterial taxonomy (Gk. taxon = arrangement; eg, the classification of organisms in an ordered system that indicates a natural relationship). SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163278188 ER -