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<p>A current review of basic research on <i>Chlamydiales</i> and <i>Rickettsiales</i> biology and pathogenesis in one comprehensive volume.</p> <ul> <li>Details the scientific knowledge about how these obligate intracellular bacteria invade, survive and replicate inside eukaryotic cells.</li> <li>Describes the spectrum of disease caused by an infection including protective and pathologic immune responses.</li> <li>Describes the latest developments, including genomics and biomathematical modeling, and progress towards genetic tools and a vaccine.</li> <li>Serves as a significant research book for scientists, physicians, medical students, public health professionals, epidemiologists, biocomputational scientists and government policy makers.</li> </ul>