Medical microbiology and virology Books

This practical guide offers a comprehensive overview of bacterial control techniques for a variety of settings, from agricultural and food processing to healthcare and sanitation. With step-by-step instructions and helpful illustrations, the authors...

In this groundbreaking medical text, Almroth Wright outlines his research into wound infections and the factors that contribute to their effective treatment. With detailed case studies and a rigorous scientific approach, this book represents a major...

This authoritative textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the pathogenic bacteria that cause disease in humans. With detailed descriptions of each bacterium, along with the latest research on their treatment and prevention, it is an indispensable...

Ce livre explore le rôle des bactéries dans le développement des maladies infectieuses et examine leur anatomie et leur histologie pathologiques. Il offre une perspective intéressante sur la science médicale.This work has been selected by scholars as...

Dieses Buch behandelt das Thema der Schimmelmycosen des menschlichen Ohres. Friedrich Siebenmann präsentiert eine umfassende Einführung in die medizinisch-botanischen Studien auf Grund experimenteller Untersuchungen und diskutiert die Ursachen, Symptome...

This book is an authoritative guide to the world of microbiology, offering detailed insights into the structure and function of microbes and parasites. Archinard's approach emphasizes the practical aspects of microbiology, with a focus on techniques and...

My professional interest in antimicrobial agents and contamination control goes back 50 years to my tour as a microbiologist in a field hospital in Europe during World War II. With no experience and relying solely on a military...

The Story Of The Bacteria And Their Relations To Health And Disease is a book written by T. Mitchell Prudden in 1889. The book is a comprehensive study of bacteria and their impact on human health and disease. Prudden explores the history of bacteria,...

DNA Repair and Human Disease highlights the molecular complexities of a few well-known human hereditary disorders that arise due to perturbations in the fidelity of diverse DNA repair machineries.

This volume covers topics in infectious diseases in children and is intended for Pediatric Infectious Disease trainees, trainers, and all those who manage children with infections. There is a balance of clinical basic science...

Immune Mechanisms in Inflammatory Bowel Disease is a highly, concise update of the most recent advances in the immunobiology, genetics and microbiology related to Inflammatory Bowel Disease. This book broadly treats the topics...

This book is a unique resource for state-of-the-art research findings on biotechnological innovations in the area of industrial and therapeutic enzymes. It considers special-function and extreme-nature enzymes such as...

The threat of bioterrorism has become a major challenge for the twenty-?rst century. However, the potentials of infectious agents as bioweapons have been recognized for centuries. Throughout history there have been attempts to...

It has been over a decade since the First International Symposium on Hormonal Carcinogenesis convened in 199 1. Since then, the field has rapidly expanded with considerable progress in both breast and prostate cancers; while...

This book will contain a series of review articles that focus on retroviral models of human and animal cancers. Each article will be written by an expert in the field of retrovirology. The reviews will summarize current work on a particular retrovirus,...

I. Genetic Technology.- 1. Practical Molecular Taxonomy of Fungi.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Identifying a Fungus to Species-What does it Mean?.- 2.1. Useful Species Definitions.- 2.2. Genealogical Concordance as a Means to Recognize Fungal Species.- 2.3...

For the eighth time the yersiniologists all over the world gathered together when the International Symposium on Yersinia was organized by University of Turku and Turku Microbiology Society in Turku, Finland. Over 250 delegates...

2 The role of Ca+ as an internal messenger in visual transduction of vertebrate and invertebrate organisms has been explored intensely in the recent past. Since the 2 early 1970s, calcium ions and cyclic GMP (whose levels are...

Structure-Function Relationships of Human Pathogenic Viruses provides information on the mechanisms by which viruses enter the cell, replicate, package their DNA into capsids and mature into new virions. The relation between...

Staphylococcus aureus is now acknowledged as being the most important bacterial pathogen of humans. It usually produces localized disease but can be rapidly invasive, spreading through the tissues, invading bone, and seeding...

This volume focuses on molecular genetic/drug manipulation affecting the biology of hematopoiesis, leukemia, and other related cancers as well as on hemoglobinopathy, aplastic anemia, pediatric oncology, growth factors in...

1. Antibiotic Resistance: The Big Picture; D. Mazel, J. Davies. 2. Clinical impact of Antibiotic Resistance; S.A. Lerner. 3. Reversing Tetracycline Resistance: A Renaissance for the Tetracycline Family of Antibiotics; S.B. Levy, M. Nelson. 4...

Ocular Surface, Lids, Tears: The Evolution of Lid Margin Changes in Blepharitis; A.J. Bron, J.M. Tiffany. Corneal Transplantation and Eye Banking: Stromal Hydrodelamination Technique in Deep Lamellar Keratoplasty with Complete Removal of Pathologic...

Ectomycorrhizas in the Ecosystem: Structural, Functional, and Community Aspects (D.J. Read). Taxonomy of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi: A Starting Point for Their Biotechnology (J.M. Trappe, A. Jumpponen). Molecular Approach to the Identification of...

T-Cell/Macrophage Activation and HIV Infection.- 1. CD4+ and CD8+ T Lymphocyte Activation in HIV Infection: Implications for Immune Pathogenesis and Therapy.- 2. Markers of Immune Cell Activation and Disease Progression: Cell Activation in HIV Disease.-...

HPV Gene Expression: The Antibody Response Against p53 in Cancer Patients (G. Matlashewski). Enhanced Production of WildType p53 Inhibits Growth and Differentiation of Normal Foreskin Epithelial Cells but not Cell Lines Containing Human Papillomavirus...

Clinical Manifestations and Treatment: Clinical Manifestations of Lyme Borreliosis in an Italian Endemic Region; G. Bianchi. Lyme Borreliosis in Children; H.J. Christen, F. Hanefield. Ecology and Epidemiology: Lyme Borreliosis in Australia; R.D...

Introduction; I. Kahane. Biology of Mollicutes; J.G. Tully. Molecular Biology of Spiroplasmas; J.M. Bové. Mycoplasmas in the Human Urogenital Tract; D. Taylor-Robinson. Mycoplasma Infections of Man; H. Brunner. Mycoplasmas as Immunomodulators; Y...

Taxonomy; R.A. Samson. Physiology of Aspergillus; Z. Kozakiewicz, D. Smith. Improvement of Industrial Aspergillus Fungi; S. Ushijima. Molecular Genetics and Expression of Foreign Proteins in the Genus Aspergillus; J.R. Kinghorn, S.E. Unkles. Solid...

Molecular Taxonomy: Classification and Identification; K.H. Schleifer, W. Ludwig. DNA Sequence Analysis of the Genetic Structure of Populations of Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli; R.K. Selander, et al. Identification and Typing of Bacteria...

1-Coronavirus Genes: Comparative Aspects.- Sequence Analysis of CCV and its Relationship to FIPV, TGEV and PRCV.- Genomic Organization and Expression of the 3' End of the Canine and Feline Enteric Coronaviruses.- Cloning and Sequence Analysis of the...

Structure of a Human Rhinovirus Complexed with its Receptor Molecule; N.H. Olson, et al. Cascade Regulation of Vaccinia Virus Gene Expression; B. Moss. Transcriptional Activation by the Adenovirus E1A Proteins; B.A. Lewis, T. Shenk. Mechanisms ...

Introductory Paper: Fungal Dimorphism (D. Kerridge). Molecular Genetics of Morphogenic Processes: Molecular Control of Conidiogenesis in Aspergillus nidulans (W.E. Timberlake). Physics and Genetic Mapping of Candida albicans (B.B. Magee et al.). Cell...

Molecular Structure of the Arenaviruses: Arenavirus Ultrastructure and Morphogenesis; R.W. Compans. Glycoproteins of the Arenaviruses; J.W. Burns, M.J. Buchmeier. Antigenic Diversity among the Arenaviruses; C.R. Howard. Genetic Variation in Junin...

Ecology and Epidemiology of P. Aeruginosa; K. Botzenhart, G. Döring. Attachment and Colonization of P. Aeruginosa; R.T. Irvin. Phenazine Pigments in P. Aeruginosa Infection; R.U. Sorensen, F. Joseph, Jr.. Regulation of Toxin A Synthesis in P...

Studies of Reovirus Pathogenesis Reveal Potential Sites for Antiviral Intervention.- Drugs as Molecular Tools.- Genetically Engineered Bacteria to Identify and Produce Antiviral Agents.- Antiviral Agents from Novel Marine and Terrestrial Sources.- Virus...

1 The Genetics of Paramyxoviruses.- I. Introduction: The Genome Strategy of the Paramyxoviruses.- II. Genome Organization.- A. Genome Structure and function.- B. Coding Potential.- III. Genetic Interactions.- A. Absence of Genetic Recombination.- B...

Proper development and differentiation of B lymphocytes is es­ sential to ensure that an organism has the ability to mount an effective humoral immune response against foreign antigens. The immune system must maintain a balance...

Theodore Eugene Oertel's Medical Microscopy is an essential resource for anyone involved in the practice of medicine. With detailed descriptions of various techniques and procedures, as well as numerous illustrations and photographs, this book is a...

Dans ce livre, Félix de Backer traite de l'utilisation de ferments purs pour traiter les maladies microbiennes et parasitaires. Il explore également les maladies chimiques et la fermentation humaine.This work has been selected by scholars as being...

A pioneering work in the field of microbiology, this book presents a detailed analysis of the role of microorganisms in the development of infectious diseases. Black draws on the latest scientific research to explore the processes by which harmful toxins...

Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. The chronology of mycobacteria and the development of mycobacterial ecology. 3. Classification of mycobacteria with regard to their ecology. 4. Environments providing favourable conditions for the multiplication and...

The American Peptide Society (APS) provides a forum for advancing and promoting knowledge of the chemistry and biology of peptides. The approximately one thousand members of the Society come from North America and from more...

This book represents proceedings of the 19th American Peptide Symposium. It highlights many of the recent developments in peptide science, with a particular emphasis on how these advances are being applied to basic problems in...

Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity II provides a current view from leading experts concerning the hottest topics of concern to clinicians caring for children with infections. The book brings together a collection of...