Gastroenteritis is inflammation of the mucous membranes of the stomach and intestine, and enteric infections refer to infections of the intestines. This book deals with all the major enteropathogens (microorganisms that infect the intestine and cause disease) encountered in the family Enterobacteriaceae and Vibrionaceae, their isolation and detection methods, animal assays for detection of enterotoxins, important biochemical tests and various standard antibiotic ...
