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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... genetic regulation, and comparative genomics. Chapter 3 updates the biochemistry of this genus. It describes energy ... genetics of Cryptosporidium species, the epidemiology of animal and human infections, and tracking sources in water ...
... genetic regulation, and comparative genomics. Chapter 3 updates the biochemistry of this genus. It describes energy ... genetics of Cryptosporidium species, the epidemiology of animal and human infections, and tracking sources in water ...
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... genetic studies as well as waterborne aspects of transmission continued. III. Taxonomy All members of the genus Cryptosporidium are intracellular parasites. They are eukaryotic protozoa, which means that most of their DNA is contained ...
... genetic studies as well as waterborne aspects of transmission continued. III. Taxonomy All members of the genus Cryptosporidium are intracellular parasites. They are eukaryotic protozoa, which means that most of their DNA is contained ...
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... genetic makeup of the host, can affect the outcome. Host specificity, however, can be extremely useful in supporting morphologic and genetic data when first establishing the species taxon, and knowledge of the range of potential hosts ...
... genetic makeup of the host, can affect the outcome. Host specificity, however, can be extremely useful in supporting morphologic and genetic data when first establishing the species taxon, and knowledge of the range of potential hosts ...
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... genetic crosses is not possible for Cryptosporidium because of experimental limitations. However, a physical map ... genes containing relatively small introns at a frequency of 25% (Table 2.1). Numerous homopolymer stretches of A's and ...
... genetic crosses is not possible for Cryptosporidium because of experimental limitations. However, a physical map ... genes containing relatively small introns at a frequency of 25% (Table 2.1). Numerous homopolymer stretches of A's and ...
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... genes 3,885 3,956 557 481 Protein coding 3,396 3,886 480 473 tRNA 45 46 8 8 rRNA 15 24 0 0 snoRNA 20 0 3 0 Other ... Genes with introns 35 7 7 122 Genes with introns, % of total 0.9 0.17 1.26 25.4 Total number of introns 45 12 7 213 ...
... genes 3,885 3,956 557 481 Protein coding 3,396 3,886 480 473 tRNA 45 46 8 8 rRNA 15 24 0 0 snoRNA 20 0 3 0 Other ... Genes with introns 35 7 7 122 Genes with introns, % of total 0.9 0.17 1.26 25.4 Total number of introns 45 12 7 213 ...
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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