Der Umfang unserer Ergebrusse ist in diesem Jahre gr5Ber als in den Vorjahren geworden. Eine Reihe in dem Vordergrund des Interesses stehender Fragen wurde wiederum behandel t: Zunachst hat R. Pfeiffer das Influenzaprohiem ubersichtlich dar gestellt. Eine genaue Besprechung der bi her erschienenen Influenza literatur stammt von P. Hubschmann. Hierzu geh5rt noch die Dber sicht uber die Encephali tis lethargica von W. Gottstein, die aus technischen Grunden nicht anschlieBend gebracht werden konI te. Die eingehendste Darstellung des neuesten Standes der Anaphylaxie forschung, welche bisher wohl verfaBt wurde, hat R. Doerr fUr diesen Band geschrieben. Bewnders ist dabei die vollstandige Berucksichtigung der Weltliteratur wertvoll. Eine Orientierung des' aktuellen Gebietes der Proteink5rpertherapie und der unspezifischen Therapie uberhaupt unter dem Gesichtswinkel der Leistungssteigerung hat sich als vereinheitlichendes Prinzip uberaus praktisch erwiesen und ist vom Herausgeber unter Berucksichtigung der ver schiedensten Organsysteme durchgefiihrt worden. Die Zusammenstellung von M. 01 au s stellt einen Versuch dar, die ungeheuer angeschwollene Literatuf der Proteink5rpertherapie nach bestimmten Gesichtspunkten zu ordnen. Die Serodiagnostik der Syphilis hat T. Baumgartel in fach mannischer Weise ubersichtlich behandelt, die Theorie, Methodik und Fehler quellen der Weil-Felixschen Reaktion G. Wolff. Das wichtige Milzbrandkapitel bearbeitete K. Poppe in einer ein gehenden Darstellung dEl' "neuen Ergebnisse der Milzbrandforschung und Milzbrandbekampfung." H. ZeiB bespricht die neuere Literatur uber das Bacterium vulgare (Proteus) Hauser. O. Solbrig gibt eine Dbersicht. uber die im Osten bEobachteten Kriegsseuchen. Eine bemerkenswert.e Darstellung sozial-hygienischer l 'ursorge bestre bunge n stammt aus der Feder von E. G. Dresel. Erlangen, im Dezember 1921. Der Herausgeber. Inhaltsverzeichnis."

The life of Sir William Watson Cheyne spanned the flamboyant era of colonial expansion and some of the most important medical developments of the 19th century. His own role in these advances - as an eminent surgeon, an early researcher in medical bacteriology, a staunch ally of Lord Lister, an MP, and an intrepid traveller - has not previously been studied in depth. Fittingly for a man of meticulous detail, yet with a restless and pioneering imagination, his extraordinary story emerges from a fascinating mix of family and community memory and detailed archival research. Added to this resource is the sheer wonder of the digitisation of photographs and glass lantern slides from the family home - whereby faded sepia and scratched surfaces revive the 'ghosts' who took tea on the lawns of Leagarth House or served in the medical units of the Boer War. Many of these rare images are reproduced in the biography. When the author, then the manager of the museum on the remote Shetland island of Fetlar, first began to research 'Sir Watson' in 1999, she imagined 'in some small way ... restoring him to his rightful place in history'. She has surpassed this, both for readers of biography and for social historians, not only those researching the history of medicine.

Pseudomonas aeruginosais characterized by its metabolic versatility and found ubiquitously in soil and aquatic habitats and persists survival on various surfaces of plants, animals and humans. Diversity in Pseudomonas characteristics have led to recent technological advances and lay out important avenues of research focused on the role of Pseudomonas and the molecular mechanisms of their beneficial actions. This book brings together respectedP. aeruginosaexperts from around the world to provide a timely, extensive and updated review of Pseudomonas research. It covers various aspects in applications of Pseudomonas in molecular engineering of genetic tools for Pseudomonas protein expression, medical and environmental fields including biofilm development, quorum sensing, heavy metal bioremediation and photodynamic therapy as well as the industrially-important lipoxygenase biocatalysis properties. This book is essential reading for scientists working with Pseudomonas and serves as a ready reference and text book for graduate students, young field microbiologists and research scientists in academia, research institutes and industry.

Antiseptics and disinfectants are extensively used at home, in occupied buildings, recreational areas, industries (the water industry, food processing industry and pharmaceutical industry, among others), hospitals and other healthcare settings for a variety of topical and hard-surface applications. They play a critical role in controlling the spread of environmentally transmitted pathogens in healthcare and food-processing environments, as well as at home. A wide variety of active chemical agents are found in these products, many of which have been used for hundreds of years for antisepsis, disinfection, and preservation. Although its main purpose is to control human exposure to microorganisms through preventive action, its use should also be carefully controlled in order to prevent healthcare problems that may consequently emerge due to their toxicity. The problems regarding the use of disinfectants are not new, although unquestionably tangible and pertinent, due to its broad application in the referred economical activities, as well as due to the development and emerging of new compounds with this activity. This book aims to address the various scenarios regarding the use of disinfectants. Accordingly, through its eleven chapters it is possible to become aware of the wide range of disinfectant applications, as well as the concerning advantages and limitations of its use. This book is divided into two main sections. The first section, after an overview regarding the use of disinfectants in society, addresses questions related to its toxicology and health repercussions along with microbiological mechanisms. In the second section, a far-reaching exploration of the application of disinfectants in a set of specifically selected economic activities, alongside issues concerning their environmental impact and regulatory matters is addressed. This section also includes two case studies on novel disinfection methods.

Bacteriocins are a heterogeneous group of peptides or proteins with antimicrobial activity synthesised ribosomally and released extracellularly by bacteria belonging to nearly all taxonomic groups. These are classified according to their genetic, structural and biochemical characteristics. Use of bacteriocinogenic cultures to improve the safety of food products would represent an attractive alternative to the use of chemical preservatives, based on the long history of safe use of naturally occurring bacteriocin producing food-grade bacteria. Chapter One in this book discusses the effects of bacteriocin production in situ by bacteria in food products and evidence for the probiotic properties of bacteriocin producers are collected in order to identify processes in which the application of bacteriocinogenic cultures can be effectively implemented. Chapter Two examines the importance of the use of bacteriocins in food preservation and also their potential use in human health. Chapter Three discusses a broad range of bacteriocin applications focusing not only on food biopreservation but also on biofilm control. Chapter Four reviews the recent applications of bacteriocin-producing PC in meats and meat products throughout the world. Chapter Five evaluates the effect of mild pressure treatments in the survival of Pediococcus acidilactici HA-6111-2 and on its bacteriocin production capacity.