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Vibrio cholerae and Cholera : Molecular to Global Perspectives
- Content Type: Monograph
- Editors: I. Kaye Wachsmuth, Paul A. Blake, Ørjan Olsvik
- Publication Year: 1994
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ASM presents the latest molecular studies of virulence, colonization, gene regulation, and the O1 antigen. Gives an in-depth and analytical approach to the epidemiology of cholera that includes outbreak investigations, case-control studies, and surveillance functions. Describes the molecular approach to epidemiologic problems and questions. Tracks the global spread of cholera by genetically defining individual strains. Addresses possible intervention and prevention strategies, including the latest vaccines, and their public health relevance.
Electronic only, 478 pages, illustrations, index.
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Viral Encephalitis in Humans
- Content Type: Monograph
- Authors: John Booss, Margaret M. Esiri
- Publication Year: 2003
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This new volume, the only text focusing exclusively on viral encephalitis in humans, is designed to assist clinicians in the diagnosis and therapy of patients with suspected viral encephalitis
The authors have organized the volume according to the clinical and epidemiological information available at the time of presentation of the patients rather than according to principles of viral taxonomy.
Emphasis is on neuropathological descriptions and pathogenesis concepts, reflecting the authors' belief that an understanding of pathogenesis facilitates the diagnostic process and is central to therapeutic intervention. The authors cover the full range of human encephalitis/encephalopathy, including HIV/AIDS, prion diseases, and smallpox.
Electronic Only, 277 pages, illustrations, index.
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Virology : Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis
- Content Type: Textbook
- Editor: Leonard C. Norkin
- Publication Year: 2010
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Based on the author’s experiences teaching virology for more than 35 years, Virology: Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis enables readers to develop a deep understanding of fundamental virology by emphasizing principles and discussing viruses in the context of virus families. Moreover, individual virus families are examined within the context of the Baltimore classification system, a key unifying theme that allows readers to assume basic facts about the replication strategy of a virus based on the nature of its genome.
The first chapter provides an historical overview, followed by a chapter introducing the principles of animal virus classification and the Baltimore classification system. The next chapter explores the various modes of virus infection and disease. Chapter 4 then considers host defenses against microorganisms and viral countermeasures to subvert those host defenses.
Armed with a solid foundation in basic principles, readers move on to eighteen subsequent chapters, each one dedicated to a particular virus family. These chapters detail the organization of the viral genome and its pattern of expression, with additional discussions covering viral structure, entry, assembly, release, and associated medical issues.
The flow of chapters in Virology constitutes a continuous narrative in which key principles are regularly reintroduced to show how they apply in different contexts. This emphasis on principles coupled with the text’s clear, straightforward writing style enables upper-level undergraduate and graduate students as well as professionals to grasp core principles of virology with ease.
Key Features
- Organization by virus family within the context of the Baltimore classification system provides a strategic framework for mastering the principles of virology
- Provides a uniform organization and logical flow of chapters as well as a consistent, accessible writing style
- Highlight boxes review fundamental molecular and cellular biology, introduce pioneers in the field of virology, and address serious public policy issues
- Key unanswered and thought-provoking scientific questions encourage critical thinking
- Examples show how virology has played a role in crucial public policy decisions
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Hardcover, 750 pages, full-color illustrations, index.
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Virulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens, Fifth Edition
- Content Type: Monograph
- Editors: Indira T. Kudva, Nancy A. Cornick, Paul J. Plummer, Qijing Zhang, Tracy L. Nicholson, John P. Bannantine, Bryan H. Bellaire
- Publication Year: 2016
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Groundbreaking overview of an enduring topic.
Despite the use of antibiotics, bacterial diseases continue to be a critical issue in public health, and bacterial pathogenesis remains a tantalizing problem for research microbiologists. This new edition of Virulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens broadly covers the knowledge base surrounding this topic and presents recently unraveled bacterial virulence strategies and cutting-edge therapies.
A team of editors, led by USDA scientist Indira Kudva, compiled perspectives from experts to explain the wide variety of mechanisms through which bacterial pathogens cause disease: the host interface, host cell enslavement, and bacterial communication, secretion, defenses, and persistence. A collection of reviews on targeted therapies rounds out the seven sections of this unique book. The new edition provides insights into some of the most recent advances in the area of bacterial pathogenesis, including:
- how metabolism shapes the host-pathogen interface
- interactions across species and genera
- secretion systems mechanisms
- evasion, survival, and persistence mechanisms
- new therapies targeting various adaptive and virulence mechanisms of bacterial pathogens
Written to promote discussion, extrapolation, exploration, and multidimensional thinking, Virulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens serves as a textbook for graduate courses on bacterial pathogenesis and a resource for specialists in bacterial pathogenicity, including molecular biologists, physician scientists, infectious disease clinicians, dental scientists, veterinarians, industry researchers, and technicians.
“This new edition of Virulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens is edited by renowned experts in the field and encompasses state-of-the-art review articles and critical overviews. From bacterial-host interactions and communication to bacterial secretion systems, persistence, and novel targeted therapies, this is a ‘MUST READ’ for anyone studying bacterial infectious agents.”
Carolyn Hovde Bohach, PhD, University Distinguished Professor, University of Idaho School of Food Science; Director, NIH Idaho INBRE Program; President, National Association of IDeA Principal Investigators (NAIPI)
Hardcover, 871 pages EST, full-color illustrations, index.
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Virulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens, Fourth Edition
- Content Type: Monograph
- Editors: Kim A. Brogden, F. Chris Minion, Nancy Cornick, Thaddeus B. Stanton, Qijing Zhang, Lisa K. Nolan, Michael J. Wannemuehler
- Publication Year: 2007
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Bacterial diseases remain a critical issue in public health despite the advent of antibiotics, and the problem presents a rich field for genetic and molecular biology applications. The fourth edition of Virulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens presents entirely new material on this issue in a ground-breaking overview of the latest knowledge. Internationally recognized authorities explain the wide variety of mechanisms used by bacterial pathogens to cause disease, and then summarize proven strategies for overcoming bacterial virulence mechanisms.
Organized into six accessible sections, this unique volume broadly reviews the pathogenesis of bacterial diseases and mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions for non-specialists and advanced students in the fields of bacteriology and immunology. Beginning with a section on virulence genes, the book continues with sections on pathogenic microbial communities; bacterial attachment, invasion, and colonization; bacterial effects on host cells; and resistance to pathogens. The last section contains a concluding perspective on the state and future of studies on bacterial pathogenicity.
The study of bacterial pathogenicity is now one of the most popular subjects in microbiology. This volume provides an essential source of the latest information on the mechanisms of bacterial pathogens and also serves as a textbook for graduate courses on bacterial pathogenesis. The contents will be vital to specialists in bacterial pathogenicity, such as molecular biologists, physician scientists, dental scientists, veterinarians, molecular biologists, industry researchers, and technicians.
Out of Print, hardcover, 349 pages, full-color insert, illustrations, index.
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Virulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens, Third Edition
- Content Type: Monograph
- Editors: Kim A. Brogden, James A. Roth, Thaddeus B. Stanton, Carole A. Bolin, F. Chris Minion, Michael J. Wannemuehler
- Publication Year: 2000
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The field of microbial pathogenesis has expanded rapidly over the past decade. Literally thousands of research papers have been published and new specialty journals on microbial pathogenesis have appeared, giving rise to the need for a text that reviews the entire field of bacterial virulence mechanisms and summarizes the major advances.
The third edition of this best-selling volume provides an overview of current knowledge of the wide variety of mechanisms used by bacterial pathogens in establishing infection, producing disease, and persisting in the host. Internationally recognized authorities in the field review bacterial invasion, colonization, and survival; bacterial evasion of host defense mechanisms; bacterial effects on host cell function; and identification, regulation, and transfer of virulence genes. The final chapter presents an interesting examination of new methods for studying virulence mechanisms in the complex in vivo environment, a major development in studies of bacterial pathogenicity. The overall emphasis is on understanding the mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions rather than on focusing on specific research approaches.
Virulence Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens, 3rd Edition is valuable reading for molecular biologists, infectious disease specialists, researchers, industry scientists, faculty, and graduate students.
Out of Print, hardcover, 310 pages, illustrations, index.
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Viruses and the Evolution of Life
- Content Type: Monograph
- Author: Luis P. Villarreal
- Publication Year: 2005
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Viral Studies conducted in the 1950s contributed tremendously to the scientific understanding of molecular mechanisms present in living organisms. Viruses and the Evolution of Life is an intriguing presentation of the virus-host relationship, as revealed through an examination of host evolution. This new volume avails the informed reader of a new perspective on the evolution of life while targeting the expert reader with discussion of specific scientific literature.
While it is generally accepted among evolutionary biologists that viruses are not self-sustaining and therefore cannot be alive, their impact on life is dramatic. Starting with prebiotic precursors of life, the book features an engaging discussion of various life forms and how each group has been affected by viruses. The author develops the concept of and distinction between acute and persisting viruses, an area of study that has heretofore largely been ignored. The relationship between the familiar disease-causing viruses and those viruses from which they emerge is also clarified.
Electronic Only, 395 pages, illustrations, index.
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Vulvovaginal Infections
- Content Type: Reference
- Authors: William J. Ledger, Steven S. Witkin
- Publication Year: 2007
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In gynecological practice, one third of patient complaints involve vulvovaginal infections. This book aims to help the physician towards accurate diagnosis and provides suggestions for appropriate patient care that will avoid ineffective treatments and thus ongoing discomfort for the patient.
To avoid misdiagnoses, the authors outline the correct testing and screening processes that should be used. Two sections of therapy follow: the first outlines the standard accepted modes of therapy, and the second is for patients who fail to respond to the medication prescribed, or who respond and then become symptomatic again after the treatment has ended.
Illustrated in full color throughout, the book is intended for gynecologists in practice and in training and for physicians and related professionals in infectious diseases and microbiology, and for those in emergency departments, outpatient clinics, and general practice.
Hardcover, 128 pages, four-color illustrations throughout, index.