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Springer Haemophilus Actinobacillus and Pasteurella 1st Editon 2013 Softbound by W. Donachie, F.A. Lainson, J.C. Hodgson
The Third International Conference on Haemophilus, Actinobacillus, and Pasteurella (HAP94) was held in July and August at the Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton Campus, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Previous conferences in 1981, Copenhagen, and 1989, Guelph, had indicated widespread interest in this group of pathogenic bacteria and the timing of the Edinburgh conference was prompted by the major advances in our knowledge of the HAP group that had occurred in the five years since the Guelph meeting. These organisms are considered as a group because of their close relationship in an evolutionary sense and because of the similarities in the types of diseases that they preduce. The main objectives of the meeting were to review and discuss current knowledge and present experimental findings relating to the fundamental, applied, clinical, and therapeutic aspects of disease research involving the HAP group of organisms. HAP 94 was attended by 160 delegates from around the world and included many of the foremost researchers studying HAP organisms. The conference was structured around 16 talks from invited speakers who covered key areas of HAP research including taxonomy, mechanisms of pathogenesis, animal disease models, virulence factors, molecular biology, immunolgy, antigen analyses, and experimental and commercial vaccine development. The talks provided a review of the current state of research in each field and allowed each speaker to focus on his or her personal research interests. Invited Papers.- Taxonomy of the Family Pasteurellaceae Pohl 1981.- Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (Pasteruella multocida Serotype B:2 and E:2 Infection) in Cattle and Buffaloes.- Vaccine Development against Pasteurella haemolytica Infections in Sheep.- Viral-Bacterial Synergystic Interactions/Pathogenesis in Cattle.- Pathogenesis and Virulence of Pasteurella haemolytica in Cattle: An Analysis of Current Knowledge and Future Approaches.- Haemophilus somnus: Antigen Analysis and Immune Responses.- Liposaccharides and Capsules of the HAP Group Bacteria.- Adhesin-Receptor Interactions by Haemophilus influenzae and Other Bacteria from the HAP Group.- Exotoxins of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae.- Receptor-Mediated Iron Acquisition from Transferrin in the Pasteurellaceae.- Molecular Studies of Antigens in HAP Organisms.- Modulation of Leukocytes by Exotoxins Produced by HAP Organisms.- Anti-Idiotype Monoclonal Antibodies as LPS Internal Images and Immunologic Protection against Endotoxin Lethality in Mice.- Host Response to Infection with HAP: Implications for Vaccine Development.- Commercial Development of Haemophilus, Actinobacillus, and Pasteurella Vaccines.- Workshop Summary.- Genetic Manipulations of Members of the Family Pasteurellaceae.- Abstracts.- Contributors.