Giardia and cryptosporidium : from molecules to disease /

Giardia and Cryptosporidium are both parasites of considerable global interest due to the gastrointestinal problems the organisms can cause in humans as well as domestic and wild animals. This book presents an overview of recent research. The chapters discuss topics from taxonomy; nomenclature and e...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2009.
Subjects:
Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
LEADER 09042nam a2200793 i 4500
001 21912
003 CtWfDGI
005 20150728133811.0
006 m o d
007 cr zn||||uuuuu
008 130910t20092009enkad ob 001 0 eng d
020 # # |z 9781845933913 (alk. paper) 
020 # # |z 1845933915 (alk. paper) 
040 # # |a CtWfDGI  |b eng  |c CtWfDGI  |e rda 
050 1 4 |a QL368.D65  |b G53 2009eb 
082 0 4 |a 616.9/3601  |2 23 
245 0 0 |a Giardia and cryptosporidium :  |b from molecules to disease /  |c edited by Guadalupe Ortega-Pierres, Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, CINVESTAV-IPN, México City, Mexico, Simone M. Cacciò, Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immunomediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy, Ronald Fayer, Environmental Microbial Safety Laboratory, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, ARS-USDA, Beltsville, MD, USA, Theo G. Mank, Department of Parasitology, Public Health Laboratory, Haarlem, the Netherlands, Huw V. Smith, Scottish Parasite Diagnostic Laboratory, Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow, UK and R.C. Andrew Thompson, WHO Collaborating Centre for the Molecular Epidemiology of Parasitic Infections, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, WA, Australia. 
264 # 1 |a Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK :  |b CABI,  |c 2009. 
264 # 4 |c ©2009 
300 # # |a 1 online resource (xv, 502 pages) :  |b illustrations, charts 
336 # # |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 # # |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 # # |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
504 # # |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 # |a The Impact of Giardia on Science and Society / R.C. Andrew Thompson -- Cryptosporidium in Cattle : From Observing to Understanding / Ronald Fayer, Monica Santín and James M. Trout -- Names Do Matter / Dwight D. Bowman -- Centenary of the Genus Cryptosporidium : From Morphological to Molecular Species Identification / Jan S̆lapeta -- Molecular Epidemiology of Human Cryptosporidiosis in Developing Countries / Lihua Xiao -- Molecular Epidemiology and Typing of Non-human Isolates of Cryptosporidium / Una M. Ryan and Lihua Xiao -- Insights Into the Molecular Detection of Giardia duodenalis : Implications for Epidemiology / Simone M. Cacciò, Marco Lalle, Relja Beck and Edoardo Pozio -- Wildlife with Giardia : Villain, or Victim and Vector? / Susan J. Kutz, R.C. Andrew Thompson and Lydden Polley -- The Role of Livestock in the Foodborne Transmission of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. to Humans / Brent R. Dixon -- The Risk of Zoonotic Genotypes of Cryptosporidium spp. in Watersheds / Hussni O. Mohammed and Susan E. Wade -- Clinical Presentation in Cryptosporidium-infected Patients / Laetitia M. Kortbeek -- Molecular Epidemiology of Cryptosporidium and Giardia Infections / Paul R. Hunter -- Advances in Diagnosis : is Microscopy Still the Benchmark? / Rachel M. Chalmers -- Control of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in Surface Water by Disinfection / Thomas M. Hargy, Jennifer L. Clancy and Lynn P. Landry -- Towards Methods for Detecting UV-induced Damage in Individual Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis Oocysts by Immunofluorescence Microscopy / Huw V. Smith, B.H. Al-Adhami, Rosely A.B. Nichols, John R. Kusel and J. O'Grady -- Effect of Environmental and Conventional Water Treatment Processes on Waterborne Cryptosporidium Oocysts / Brendon King, Alexandra Keegan, Chris Saint and Paul Monis -- Methods for Genotyping and Subgenotyping Cryptosporidium spp. Oocysts Isolated During Water and Food Monitoring / Huw V. Smith, Rosely A.B. Nichols, Lisa Connelly and Christopher B. Sullivan -- Intervention in Waterborne Disease / Gordon Nichols, Iain R. Lake, Rachel M. Chalmers, Graham Bentham, Florence C.D. Harrison, Paul R. Hunter, Sari Kovats, Chris Grundy, Steve Anthony, Hester Lyons, Maureen Agnew and Chris Proctor -- Occurrence and Control of Naegleria fowleri in Drinking Water Wells / Charles P. Gerba, Barbara L. Blair, Payal Sarkar, Kelly R. Bright, R.C. Maclean and Francine Marciano-Cabral -- Environmental Factors Influencing the Survival of Cyclospora cayetanensis / Ynes R. Ortega -- Recent Advances in the Developmental Biology and Life Cycle of Cryptosporidium / Nawal Samih Hijjawi, Annika C. Boxell and R.C. Andrew Thompson -- Basic Biology of Giardia lamblia : Further Studies on Median Body and Funis / Marlene Benchimol -- Giardia intestinalis : a Microaerophilic Parasite with Mitochondrial Ancestry / Gloria León-Avila, José Manuel Hernández and Jorge Tovar -- Cytoskeleton-based Lipid Transport in a Parasitic Protozoan, Giardia lamblia / Cynthia Castillo, Yunuen Hernandez, Sukla Roychowdhury and Siddhartha Das -- Signalling During Giardia Differentiation / Tineke Lauwaet and Frances D. Gillin -- Preliminary Analysis of the Cryptosporidium muris Genome / Giovanni Widmer, Eric London, Linghui Zhang, Guangtao Ge, Saul Tzipori, Jane M. Carlton and Joana C. da Silva -- Proteomic Analyses in Giardia / Daniel Palm and Staffan G. Svärd -- Proteomic and Genomic Approaches to Understanding the 'Power Plant' of Cryptosporidium / Lorenza Putignani, Sanya J. Sanderson, Cristina Russo, Jessica Kissinger, Donato Menichella and Jonathan M. Wastling -- Energy Metabolism and Carbon Flow in Cryptosporidium parvum / Guan Zhu -- The Surface Protein Repertoires of Cryptosporidium spp. and Other Apicomplexans / Thomas J. Templeton -- Giardan : Structure, Synthesis, Regulation and Inhibition / Keriman Şener, Harry van Keulen and Edward L. Jarroll -- Protein Kinase C in Giardia duodenalis : a Family Affair / M. Luisa Bazán-Tejeda, Raul Argüello-García, Rosa M. Bermúdez-Cruz, Martha Robles-Flores and Guadalupe Ortega-Pierres -- Secretory Granule Biogenesis and the Organization of Membrane Compartments via SNARE Proteins in Giardia lamblia / Eliana V. Elías, Natalia Gottig, Rodrigo Quiroga and Hugo D. Lujan -- Molecular Mechanisms of Cryptosporidium-induced Host Actin Cytoskeleton Dynamics / Steven P. O'Hara, Xian-Ming Chen and Nicholas F. LaRusso -- Pathogenic Mechanisms in Giardiasis and Cryptosporidiosis / Andre G. Buret -- Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) in Immunological Control of Cryptosporidial Infection / Naheed Choudhry, Mona Bajaj-Elliott and Vincent McDonald -- Immune Response to Giardia Infection : Lessons from Animal Models / Steven M. Singer and Joel Kamda -- Drug Treatment and Novel Drug Targets Against Giardia and Cryptosporidium / Jean-François Rossignol. 
506 # # |a Access limited to subscribing institution. 
520 3 # |a Giardia and Cryptosporidium are both parasites of considerable global interest due to the gastrointestinal problems the organisms can cause in humans as well as domestic and wild animals. This book presents an overview of recent research. The chapters discuss topics from taxonomy; nomenclature and evolution to molecular epidemiology; advances in diagnostics; and zoonotic, and human and animal health issues. The book serves as a reference for researchers and students in parasitology. 
530 # # |a Also available in print format. 
588 # # |a Title from PDF title page (viewed August 14, 2013). 
650 # 0 |a Giardia. 
650 # 0 |a Cryptosporidium. 
650 # 0 |a Giardiasis  |x Prevention. 
650 1 2 |a Giardia. 
650 2 2 |a Cryptosporidium. 
650 2 2 |a Water Pollution  |x prevention & control. 
650 2 2 |a Giardiasis  |x prevention & control. 
650 2 2 |a Cryptosporidiosis  |x prevention & control. 
650 # 4 |a Protozoan, Helminth, Mollusc and Arthropod Parasites of Animals, (New March 2000) 
650 # 4 |a Protozoan, Helminth and Arthropod Parasites of Humans, (New March 2000) 
650 # 4 |a Diagnosis of Human Disease, (New March 2000) 
650 # 4 |a Taxonomy and Evolution. 
650 # 4 |a Techniques and Methodology. 
650 # 7 |a Cryptosporidium.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Giardia.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Man.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Animal diseases.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Cryptosporidiosis.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Diagnosis.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Evolution.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Giardiasis.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Human diseases.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Molecular epidemiology.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Nomenclature.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Taxonomy.  |2 cabt 
655 # 0 |a Electronic books. 
690 # # |a LL822 
690 # # |a VV220 
690 # # |a VV720 
690 # # |a ZZ380 
690 # # |a ZZ900 
700 1 # |a Ortega-Pierres, Guadalupe,  |e editor of compilation. 
700 1 # |a Cacciò, Simone M.,  |e editor of compilation. 
700 1 # |a Fayer, R.,  |e editor of compilation. 
700 1 # |a Mank, Theo G.,  |e editor of compilation. 
700 1 # |a Smith, H. V.  |e editor of compilation.  |q (Huw V.), 
700 1 # |a Thompson, R. C. A.,  |e editor of compilation. 
710 2 # |a C.A.B. International,  |e issuing body. 
776 0 8 |d Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, c2009.  |i Print version:  |t Giardia and cryptosporidium.  |w (DLC)2008025358  |z 9781845933913 
856 4 0 |u https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781845933913.0000  |z View fulltext via EzAccess