Medical microbiology and virology

This book guides through the fascinating world of viruses and makes readers enjoy science in an accessible way.

This interdisciplinary work deals with the bacterial degradation of organic and inorganic materials such as prosthetic devices and the consequent production of non-engineered nanoparticles (NPs).

This textbook provides an up-to-date overview of the most important parasites in humans and their potential vectors.

This book examines the role of human microbiome in human health and diseases.

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

This book comprehensively addresses all aspects of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) in the ICU, emphasizing their control and management.

The most concise, easy-to-use, and frequently updated review of the medically important aspects of microbiology and immunology.

Irradiation for Quality Improvement, Microbial Safety and Phytosanitation of Fresh Produce presents the last six and a half decades of scientific information on the topic.

Concerted efforts to study starvation and survival of nondifferentiating vegeta- tive heterotrophic bacteria have been made with various degrees of intensity, in different bacteria and contexts, over more than the last 30 years.

In response to the field's need for an introductory text, the authors have distilled the vast and scattered literature relating to the biotechnology of microbial secondary metabolites.

This book covers state-of-the-art topics covering evidences indicate that the gut microbiota can be harnessed for cancer prevention as well as to modulate the efficacy of chemotherapy and immunotherapy.

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date compendium of critical information for those working in the field of fungal biofilms, and those entering the field.

Antiviral drugs are important tools for treatment or prevention of viral infections.

The Anaerobe Discussion Group (ADG) organised has four I-ntern-ational College, Symposia, all at Churchill Cambridge.

This treatise is focused on early aspects of fungal pathogenesis in plant and animal hosts.

The second volume of the Book-Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology covers various emerging concepts in microbial technology which have been developed to harness the potential of the microbes.

This book emerges from the idea that specific physics-inspired approaches are necessary to understand different stage of bacterial physiology and the infections they cause.

This book gives a detailed yet clear insight into the current state of the art of the therapeutic application of bacteriophages in different conditions.

Bacterial Immunoglobulin-Binding Proteins, Volume 1: Microbiology, Chemistry, and Biology investigates the immunoglobulin and Fc-binding proteins that have been isolated and characterized from a wide array of microorganisms, including protein A from staphylococcus and protein G from streptococcus.

African horse sickness virus is a double-stranded RNA virus which causes a non-contagious, infectious arthropod-borne disease of equines and occasionally dogs.

Technological advances, together with a better understanding of the molecular biology of infectious microorganisms, are creating exciting possibilities for a new generation of replicating vaccines.

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

Outbreak: Cases in Real-World Microbiology, 2nd Edition, is the newest edition of this fascinating textbook designed for introductory microbiology students and instructors.

The fun, fast, portable way to review microbiology and infectious diseasesMarket: Medical Students (18,750); Physician Assistant Students (3,000); Nurse Practitioner ProgramsGreat review tool for the boards and course examsEvery card includes a board-style clinical vignetteFormat allows students to compare and contrast diseases220 High Yield Cards Kenneth D.

Oxford Case Histories in Infection and Microbiology contains over 45 well structured cases, providing comprehensive coverage of the diagnostic and management dilemmas in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases.

This book provides the current updated knowledge on all essential aspects in the rapidly evolving area of Helicobacter pylori research.

Over the past decade, the tumor microenvironment has become one of the most important research areas in cancer biology, as cells within the tumor microenvironment, despite being outnumbered by healthy cells, are able to evade surveillance and immune-mediated destruction.

The time seems ripe for a critical compendium of that segment of the biological universe we call viruses.

This book reviews new promising drug targets for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), with a special focus on antiprotozoal drugs against trpyanosomatids Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania spp.

The book "e;Biochemical Mechanisms for Metabolic Syndrome"e; delves into the intricate biochemistry underlying the complex condition known as Metabolic Syndrome.

Virus Variability and Impact on Epidemiology and Control of Diseases E.

The literature in microbial ecology is growing rapidly.

The year 2012 marks the tenth anniversary of the announcement of the genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum and that of its mosquito vector Anopheles.

In this well-illustrated reference, contributors summarize current research on sulfate-reducing bacteria and examine their relationship to biotechnology processes.

The human microbiome refers to the complete microorganisms inhabiting the human body sites including skin, ear, nose, oral cavity, the genital, gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts, and body fluids such as breast milk, saliva, and urine.

This accessibly written, comprehensive summary of research findings on the gut microbiome and its implications for health and disease-a topic of growing interest and concern-serves as an essential resource for teachers and students.

This book is a compact clinical introduction to Lyme borreliosis for physicians of all specialties who care for patients with suspected B.

Almost 50 million persons visit another continent each year.

This volume provides a comprehensive review of programmed cell death pathways and their fundamental role in antiviral host defense.

This book systemically presents the latest research on lectins, covering all the major topics in the field, including the heterocomplex of lectins and Toll-like receptors, protective versus pathogenic functions in connection with microbial infections, and novel strategies for enhancing host immunity against infectious diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, and fungi.

This Brief concerns the chemical risk in food products from the viewpoint of microbiology.

Molecular biology has rapidly advanced since the discovery of the basic flow of information in life, from DNA to RNA to proteins.

The traditional approach to diagnosis of virus infectians by isolation of the causative virus is usually both slow and expensive.

Researchers and students of medical microbiology, infectious diseases and global health.

Parasitic Disease in Clinical Practice is the sixth monograph to appear in the now established and flourishing Bloomsbury Series in Clinical Science.

This new edition of Lyme Disease provides up-to-date evidence-based research and covers the significant advances in our understanding of the disorders referred to as Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis.

Provides an introduction to the cell types, chemical mediators, and general mechanisms of the host''s first response to invasion.