Cryptosporidium and CryptosporidiosisRonald Fayer, Lihua Xiao CRC Press, 2007 M12 25 - 576 pages From the microscopic observation of infection to the widespread application of molecular techniques in taxonomy and epidemiology, to the genome sequencing of two major species and advances in biochemistry, phylogeny, and water treatment, new information on this fascinating genus continues to mount as we discover and utilize the latest scientific te |
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... cells and natural killer cells, T-cell-mediated immunity, parasite-specific priming of cells, the roles of cytokines, protection from parasite specific antibodies, and vaccination against infection are discussed. Chapter 8 provides ...
... cells and natural killer cells, T-cell-mediated immunity, parasite-specific priming of cells, the roles of cytokines, protection from parasite specific antibodies, and vaccination against infection are discussed. Chapter 8 provides ...
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... cells in the microvillus border of the gastrointestinal tract of all classes of vertebrates. They are found worldwide. Effects of infection vary with the species of Cryptosporidium. Some species of Cryptosporidium infect many host ...
... cells in the microvillus border of the gastrointestinal tract of all classes of vertebrates. They are found worldwide. Effects of infection vary with the species of Cryptosporidium. Some species of Cryptosporidium infect many host ...
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... Cells have nucleus containing most of cell's DNA, enclosed by doublelayer membrane; nearly all have mitochondria. Predominantly unicellular; most have cristate mitochondria, Golgi bodies, and peroxisomes. Unicellular endosymbiont or ...
... Cells have nucleus containing most of cell's DNA, enclosed by doublelayer membrane; nearly all have mitochondria. Predominantly unicellular; most have cristate mitochondria, Golgi bodies, and peroxisomes. Unicellular endosymbiont or ...
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... Cell Invasion and Internalization Sporozoites that excyst from oocysts are motile, approach a potential host-cell ... cells of epithelial origin, (Langer et FIGURE 1.3 Transmission electron micrographs (TEMs). Initial stages of cell.
... Cell Invasion and Internalization Sporozoites that excyst from oocysts are motile, approach a potential host-cell ... cells of epithelial origin, (Langer et FIGURE 1.3 Transmission electron micrographs (TEMs). Initial stages of cell.
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... cell invasion. (A) and (D) are serial images of a C. parvum sporozoite adjacent to a H69 human bile duct epithelial cell ... cells (Spano et al., 1998). The attached sporozoites, initially slender and crescent or boomerang shaped, become ...
... cell invasion. (A) and (D) are serial images of a C. parvum sporozoite adjacent to a H69 human bile duct epithelial cell ... cells (Spano et al., 1998). The attached sporozoites, initially slender and crescent or boomerang shaped, become ...
Contents
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3 Biochemistry | 57 |
4 Epidemiology | 79 |
5 Molecular Epidemiology | 119 |
6 Diagnostics | 173 |
7 Immune Responses | 209 |
8 Clinical Disease and Pathology | 235 |
Recreational Water | 335 |
13 Waste Management | 371 |
14 Fish Amphibians and Reptiles | 387 |
15 Birds | 395 |
16 Zoo and Wild Mammals | 419 |
17 Companion Animals | 437 |
18 Livestock | 451 |
19 Animal Models | 485 |
9 Prophylaxis and Chemotherapy | 255 |
10 Foodborne Transmission | 289 |
Drinking Water | 305 |
20 In Vitro Cultivation | 499 |
Index | 527 |
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