Medical microbiology and virology

There has been a great upsurge in interest in light microscopy in recent years due to the advent of a number of significant advances in microscopy, one of the most important of which is confocal microscopy.

There has been a tremendous increase in interest in the neuropathogenicity of viruses during the past decade as we have come to recognize that the human immunodeficiency virus, which causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), can infect glial cells and cause neurological disease.

This book comprehensively covers the latest consensus in the diagnosis and management of patients with recurrent Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs).

Everything readers ever wanted to know about deadly viruses, killer parasites, flesh-eating microbes, and other lifethreatening beasties but were afraid to askWhat disease, known as "e;the White Death"e; has killed 2 billion people, and counting?

This Brief concerns the influence of chemistry in the modern food and beverages industry.

This book gathers a wealth of contributions on the virulence factors and pathogenic mechanism of Helicobacter pylori, prepared by leading international experts.

Over the last ten years, much effort has been devoted to improving the biophysical techniques used in the study of viruses.

This book provides a multidisciplinary review of antibiotic resistance and unravels the complex and interrelated roles of environmental sources, including pharmaceutical industry effluents, hospital and domestic effluents, wildlife and drinking water.

This volume gives the index of Volumes 25-47 as a handy reference to the contents.

As we approach the end of this millennium, enteric diseases remain impor- tant public health problems.

This edited volume covers all aspects of the Neglected Tropical Disease Scabies.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health threat.

Die aktualisierte Fassung der MiQ 5 enthält die mikrobiologisch infektiologischen Qualitätsstandards zur Untersuchung auf Tuberkulose und andere Mykobakteriosen.

Die aktualisierte Fassung der MiQ 2 Harnwegsinfetkionen enthält die Beschreibung und Empfehlung von Verfahren zur mikrobiologischen und infektiologischen Diagnostik von Harnwegsinfektionen durch schnellwachsende Mikroorganismen.

The profound transformations occurred in our modern age have been made possible by the unique combination of new technologies.

This textbook will provide a systematic comprehension of the various medically important human parasites; their distribution, habitat, morphology and life cycle, pathogenesis and clinical features, laboratory diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control.

In the last few years the major effect that RNAi has had in invertebrate systems like C.

LEARN MICROBIOLOGY IN THE CONTEXT OF REAL-LIFE PATIENTS AND PREPARE FOR THE USMLE STEP 1Experience with clinical cases is key to excelling on the USMLE Step 1 and shelf exams, and ultimately to providing patients with competent clinical care.

This book is oriented towards post-graduates and researchers with interest in proteomics and its applications in clinical biomarker discovery pipeline.

This volume reviews various facets of Agrobacterium biology, from modern aspects of taxonomy and bacterial ecology to pathogenesis, bacterial cell biology, plant and fungal transformation, natural transgenics, and biotechnology.

The metabolomics and systems biology approach to research can be applied to many disciplines.

Before the arrival of penicillin in the 1940s, phage therapy was one of the few weapons doctors had against bacterial infections.

When phagocytes are exposed to a number of different stimuli, they undergo dra- matic changes in the way they process oxygen.

Biopolitics and posthumanism have been passe theories in the academy for a while now, standing on the unfashionable side of the fault line between biology and liberal thought.

A review of therapeutic antibodies which have commercial potential.

Defects in Secretion of Cystic Fibrosis presents an overview on current research from leading experts in North America and Europe.

The purpose of this book is to provide a synthesis of the ever evolving field of pediatric viral infections.

This second fully revised and extended edition of "e;Zoonoses - Infections Affecting Humans and Animals"e; covers the most important pathogens impacting both human and animal public health and debates current developments in this interdisciplinary field from a One Health perspective.

Human adenoviruses play a central role in human diseases and as vectors for vaccines and gene delivery.

This book entitled "e;Cancer Stem Cell Markers and Related Network Path-ways"e; is about cancer stem cell (CSC) markers and the molecular network pathways.

Your ability to fight off infections and viruses is determined by your immune system.

This book serves as a comprehensive yet concise reference guide reviewing the latest knowledge on bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic infectious diseases of old world dromedary camels.

This book explores a new challenge in virology: to understand how physical properties of virus particles (virions) and viruses (infected cells) affect the course of an infection.

This book describes the latest molecular insights needed to understand the chemical and biological (CB) agents and their associated biotechnologies.

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This edited volume explores Campylobacter species, which are some of the most important foodborne pathogens.

Advanced Food Analysis Tools: Biosensors and Nanotechnology provides the latest information on innovative biosensors and tools that are used to perform on-site detection tests.

This volume summarizes and updates information about antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance (AMR)/antibiotic resistant genes (ARG) production, including their entry routes in soil, air, water and sediment, their use in hospital and associated waste, global and temporal trends in use and spread of antibiotics, AMR and ARG.

This edited volume explores Campylobacter species, which are some of the most important foodborne pathogens.

This new edition highlights the numerous advances made in the field of microbial endocrinology over the last five years.

This book examines an important paradigm shift in biology: Plants and animals, traditionally viewed as individuals, are now considered to be complex systems and host to a plethora of microorganisms.

In one handy book, this reference gathers all the necessary information on 14 of the most commonly used dangerous groups of pathogens in biosafety level 3 and 4 laboratories.

Deficiencies in any of the defense mechanisms of the host can lead to severe microbial infections; these are of clinical relevance.

This book covers both the molecular basics of fungal stress response strategies as well as biotechnological applications thereof.

Indigenous Fermented Foods for the Tropics provides insights on fermented foods of the Tropics, particularly Africa, Asia and South America, highlighting key aspects and potential developments for these food products.