Cryptosporidium: parasite and disease

This new volume on Cryptosporidium and Cryptosporidiosis discusses all relevant aspects of the biology, molecular biology, host-parasite interaction, epidemiology as well as diagnosis and treatment of these widespread parasites. It represents a useful guide for physicians, microbiologists, veterinar...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Cacciò, Simone M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Widmer, Giovanni. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1562-6
Table of Contents:
  • Section 1: Taxonomy and epidemiology of Cryptosporidium
  • Taxonomy and molecular taxonomy
  • Epidemiology of human cryptosporidiosis
  • Molecular epidemiology of human cryptosporidiosis
  • Cryptosporidiosis in farmed animals
  • Cryptosporidiosis in other vertebrates
  • Section 2: Molecular Biology
  • Cryptosporidium: current state of genomics and systems biological research
  • From Genome to Proteome: transcriptional and proteomic analysis of Cryptosporidium parasites
  • Cryptosporidium metabolism
  • Section 3: Host-parasite interaction
  • Human Cryptosporidiosis: A Clinical Perspective
  • Immunology of Cryptosporidiosis
  • Treatment of cryptosporidiosis
  • Section 4: Cryptosporidium and the water
  • Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Drinking Water and Recreational Water
  • Removal and inactivation of Cryptosporidium from water.