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6 Evan, G.I. etal. (1992) Cell 69, 119-128 7 Shi,Y. et al. (1992)Science 257, 212-214 8 Yonish-Rouach,E. etaL (1991)Nature 352, 345-347 9 Shaw,P. etal. (1992)Proc. NatlAcad. Sci. USA 89, 4495-4499 10 Gregory,C.D. et al. (1991)Nature 349, 612--614 11 Clem,R.J., Fechheimer,M. and Miller, L.K. (1991)Science 254, 1388-1390 12 Rao,L. et al. (1992)eroc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 89, 7742-7746 13 Amiensen,J.C. (1992)ImmunoLToday 13, 388-391 14 Terai, C. et al. (1991)J. Clin. Invest. 87, 1710-1715
15 Laurent-Crawford,A.G. et al. (1991) Virology 185, 829-839 16 Banda,N.K. et al. (1992)J. Exp. Med. 176, 1099 17 Anand, B.S.etal. (1986) Gastroenterology 90, 654--660 18 Zychlinsky,A., Prevost,M.C. and Sansonetti, P.J. (1992)Nature 358, 167 19 Falkow,S., Isberg,R.R. and Portnoy, D.A. (1992)Annu. Rev. Cell Biol. 8, 333-363 20 Figura,N. et al. {1990)in Helicobacter
Manifestations of cholera
Research, Dhaka. The authorship is distinguished and diverse, drawing from among scientists and clinicians in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, and at the World Health Organization in Geneva. In keeping with recent advances in our understanding of cholera, there is a beautifully detailed chapter on the molecular genetics and molecular pathogenesis of Vibrio cholerae. Ecology is emphasized, with particular attention given to adherence and survival of the organism in the environment. Two chapters deal with clinical aspects and management of cholera, with appropriate emphasis on oral rehydration. The chapter on prevention and control of cholera is expanded, and there is an epilogue dealing specifically with the recent Latin American epidemic. There is also a greatly expanded chapter on the history of cholera (in which, unfortunately, figure legends were initially omitted, only to be added on a separate errata insert). As in the previous Barua book, chapters are extensively referenced, with inclusion of appropriate tables and figures. The one potential weakness of the book relates to the editing. The original Barua volume was remarkably consistent, moving from topic to topic with minimal overlap between chapters. The current edition is less tightly edited: there are large areas of overlap between chapters, and there appears to
Cholera edited by Dhiman Barua and William B. Greenough III
Plenum Medical Book Company, 1992. $71.40 hbk (xx + 372 pages) ISBN 0 306 44077 6 For a generation of cholera investigators, the definitive text on the subject was a 1974 book with the simple title of Cholera, edited by Dhiman Barua and William Burrows. While major strides have been made in our understanding of the microbiology and epidemiology of cholera during the past two decades, no volume has appeared to threaten the status of the 1974 Barua text. The current book, edited again by Barua (with the help of William Greenough), seeks to fill this void. As in the original Barua text, this volume draws on the expertise of leading investigators to provide a comprehensive picture of the disease and its manifestations, with chapter topics ranging from bacteriology, epidemiology and pathophysiology to clinical management and control. The editors are highly respected: Dr Barua is formerly of the School of Tropical Medicine in Calcutta and the World Health Organization Diarrhoeal Diseases Control Program; Dr Greenough, now at Johns Hopkins University, is the former director of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease
pylori, Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer
(Malfertheimer, P. and Dischneit,H., eds), pp. 86-95, Springer-Verlag 21 Chang,M.P. etaL (1989)J. BioL Chem. 264, 15261-15267
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22 Lessnick,S.L.et al. (1992)J. Bacteriol. 174, 2032-2038 23 Mangan,D.F. etal. (1991)Infect. Imrnun. 56, 3267-3272 24 Crook,N.E., Clem,R.J. and Miller, L.K. (1993)J. Virol. 67, 2168-2174 25 Morimoto,H. and Bonavida,B. (1992) J. Immraunol. 149,2089-2094 26 Bodley,J.W. (1990)Science 250, 832 27 Johnson, V.G. (1990)Science 250, 832-834 28 Wilson,B.A.et al. (1990)Science 250, 834-835 29 Sandvig,K. and van Deurs, B. (1992) Exp. Cell Res. 200, 253-262 30 Forloni,G. et al. (1993)Nature 362, 543-546
have been a reluctance to cut the more prolific prose of some senior investigators. There is also some problem with timeliness. This edition is known to have been in preparation for several years, necessitating repeated updates in some of the chapters dealing with rapidly moving fields. The updating in some instances is obvious, while in other chapters there is a need for updating that apparently was never done. This edition also had the misfortune of nearing publication just as cholera broke out in pandemic form in Latin America. The Latin American epidemic is dealt with (albeit briefly) in an epilogue, and is mentioned in passing in some chapters. However, the book as a whole does not reflect the changes in our understanding of cholera epidemiology, clinical management and control that have resulted from this latest incursion of V. cbolerae into the Western hemisphere. Despite these flaws, this volume remains a valuable addition to the literature on cholera. While it may not completely supplant copies of the 1974 Barua and Burrows text on the bookshelves of investigators, it is a good book, with solid scholarship, and clearly deserves a place next to the older edition. J. Glenn Morris, Jr Divisions of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 10 S. Pine St, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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6 Evan, G.I. etal. (1992) Cell 69, 119-128 7 Shi,Y. et al. (1992)Science 257, 212-214 8 Yonish-Rouach,E. etaL (1991)Nature 352, 345-347 9 Shaw,P. etal. (1992)Proc. NatlAcad. Sci. USA 89, 4495-4499 10 Gregory,C.D. et al. (1991)Nature 349, 612--614 11 Clem,R.J., Fechheimer,M. and Miller, L.K. (1991)Science 254, 1388-1390 12 Rao,L. et al. (1992)eroc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 89, 7742-7746 13 Amiensen,J.C. (1992)ImmunoLToday 13, 388-391 14 Terai, C. et al. (1991)J. Clin. Invest. 87, 1710-1715
15 Laurent-Crawford,A.G. et al. (1991) Virology 185, 829-839 16 Banda,N.K. et al. (1992)J. Exp. Med. 176, 1099 17 Anand, B.S.etal. (1986) Gastroenterology 90, 654--660 18 Zychlinsky,A., Prevost,M.C. and Sansonetti, P.J. (1992)Nature 358, 167 19 Falkow,S., Isberg,R.R. and Portnoy, D.A. (1992)Annu. Rev. Cell Biol. 8, 333-363 20 Figura,N. et al. {1990)in Helicobacter
Manifestations of cholera
Research, Dhaka. The authorship is distinguished and diverse, drawing from among scientists and clinicians in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, and at the World Health Organization in Geneva. In keeping with recent advances in our understanding of cholera, there is a beautifully detailed chapter on the molecular genetics and molecular pathogenesis of Vibrio cholerae. Ecology is emphasized, with particular attention given to adherence and survival of the organism in the environment. Two chapters deal with clinical aspects and management of cholera, with appropriate emphasis on oral rehydration. The chapter on prevention and control of cholera is expanded, and there is an epilogue dealing specifically with the recent Latin American epidemic. There is also a greatly expanded chapter on the history of cholera (in which, unfortunately, figure legends were initially omitted, only to be added on a separate errata insert). As in the previous Barua book, chapters are extensively referenced, with inclusion of appropriate tables and figures. The one potential weakness of the book relates to the editing. The original Barua volume was remarkably consistent, moving from topic to topic with minimal overlap between chapters. The current edition is less tightly edited: there are large areas of overlap between chapters, and there appears to
Cholera edited by Dhiman Barua and William B. Greenough III
Plenum Medical Book Company, 1992. $71.40 hbk (xx + 372 pages) ISBN 0 306 44077 6 For a generation of cholera investigators, the definitive text on the subject was a 1974 book with the simple title of Cholera, edited by Dhiman Barua and William Burrows. While major strides have been made in our understanding of the microbiology and epidemiology of cholera during the past two decades, no volume has appeared to threaten the status of the 1974 Barua text. The current book, edited again by Barua (with the help of William Greenough), seeks to fill this void. As in the original Barua text, this volume draws on the expertise of leading investigators to provide a comprehensive picture of the disease and its manifestations, with chapter topics ranging from bacteriology, epidemiology and pathophysiology to clinical management and control. The editors are highly respected: Dr Barua is formerly of the School of Tropical Medicine in Calcutta and the World Health Organization Diarrhoeal Diseases Control Program; Dr Greenough, now at Johns Hopkins University, is the former director of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease
pylori, Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer
(Malfertheimer, P. and Dischneit,H., eds), pp. 86-95, Springer-Verlag 21 Chang,M.P. etaL (1989)J. BioL Chem. 264, 15261-15267
TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY
117
R E V I E W
22 Lessnick,S.L.et al. (1992)J. Bacteriol. 174, 2032-2038 23 Mangan,D.F. etal. (1991)Infect. Imrnun. 56, 3267-3272 24 Crook,N.E., Clem,R.J. and Miller, L.K. (1993)J. Virol. 67, 2168-2174 25 Morimoto,H. and Bonavida,B. (1992) J. Immraunol. 149,2089-2094 26 Bodley,J.W. (1990)Science 250, 832 27 Johnson, V.G. (1990)Science 250, 832-834 28 Wilson,B.A.et al. (1990)Science 250, 834-835 29 Sandvig,K. and van Deurs, B. (1992) Exp. Cell Res. 200, 253-262 30 Forloni,G. et al. (1993)Nature 362, 543-546
have been a reluctance to cut the more prolific prose of some senior investigators. There is also some problem with timeliness. This edition is known to have been in preparation for several years, necessitating repeated updates in some of the chapters dealing with rapidly moving fields. The updating in some instances is obvious, while in other chapters there is a need for updating that apparently was never done. This edition also had the misfortune of nearing publication just as cholera broke out in pandemic form in Latin America. The Latin American epidemic is dealt with (albeit briefly) in an epilogue, and is mentioned in passing in some chapters. However, the book as a whole does not reflect the changes in our understanding of cholera epidemiology, clinical management and control that have resulted from this latest incursion of V. cbolerae into the Western hemisphere. Despite these flaws, this volume remains a valuable addition to the literature on cholera. While it may not completely supplant copies of the 1974 Barua and Burrows text on the bookshelves of investigators, it is a good book, with solid scholarship, and clearly deserves a place next to the older edition. J. Glenn Morris, Jr Divisions of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 10 S. Pine St, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
VOL. 1 N o . 3 JUNE 1993