Manual of security sensitive microbes and toxins / edited by Dongyou Liu.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. Microbes and toxins affecting humans and animals : viruses -- section 2. Microbes and toxins affecting humans and animals : bacteria -- section 3. Microbes and toxins affecting humans and animals : fungus and parasite -- section 4. Microbes and toxins affecting humans and animals : toxins -- section 5. Microbes affecting animals : viruses -- section 6. Microbes affecting animals : bacteria -- section 7. Microbes affecting plants.

Security sensitive microbes (viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites) and toxins, which are often referred to as the select agents and toxins, have the capacity to cause serious illness and death in humans, animals, and plants. Throughout history, these microbes and toxins have been exploited in one form or another as biowarfare and bioterror agents that create fear and panic well beyond any actual physical damages they might cause. Manual of Security Sensitive Microbes and Toxins provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art coverage of microbes and toxins of biosecurity concern.