Cryptosporidium: parasite and disease

Cryptosporidium: parasite and disease edited by Simone M. Cacciò, Giovanni Widmer.

This new volume on Cryptosporidium and Cryptosporidiosis discusses all relevant aspects of the biology, molecular biology, host-parasite interaction, epidemiology as well as diagnosis and treatment of these widespread parasites. It represents a useful guide for physicians, microbiologists, veterinar...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Cacciò, Simone M. (Editor), Widmer, Giovanni (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Parasitology.
Veterinary medicine.
Infectious diseases.
Medical microbiology.
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Table of Contents:
  • Section 1: Taxonomy and epidemiology of Cryptosporidium
  • Taxonomy and molecular taxonomy
  • Epidemiology of human cryptosporidiosis
  • Molecular epidemiology of human cryptosporidiosis
  • Cryptosporidiosis in farmed animals
  • Cryptosporidiosis in other vertebrates
  • Section 2: Molecular Biology
  • Cryptosporidium: current state of genomics and systems biological research
  • From Genome to Proteome: transcriptional and proteomic analysis of Cryptosporidium parasites
  • Cryptosporidium metabolism
  • Section 3: Host-parasite interaction
  • Human Cryptosporidiosis: A Clinical Perspective
  • Immunology of Cryptosporidiosis
  • Treatment of cryptosporidiosis
  • Section 4: Cryptosporidium and the water
  • Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Drinking Water and Recreational Water
  • Removal and inactivation of Cryptosporidium from water.

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