Parasitic nematodes : molecular biology, biochemistry and immunology /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2013.
• Edition: 2nd edition.
• Subjects: Nematodes.; Parasites.; Nematoda > genetics.; Nematoda > parasitology.; Nematode Infections > immunology.; Plant Pests, (New March 2000); Protozoan, Helminth, Mollusc and Arthropod Parasites of Animals, (New March 2000); Human Immunology and Allergology, (New March 2000); Protozoan, Helminth and Arthropod Parasites of Humans, (New March 2000); Non-Drug Therapy and Prophylaxis of Humans (New March 2000); Genetics and Molecular Genetics (Wild Animals), (New March 2000); Physiology and Biochemistry (Wild Animals), (New March 2000); Pathogens, Parasites and Infectious Diseases (Wild Animals), (New March 2000); Man.; Nematoda.; Animal proteins.; Biochemistry.; Domestic animals.; Endosymbionts.; Endosymbiosis.; Gene transfer.; Genes.; Genetic factors.; Human diseases.; Immune response.; Immune system.; Immunological diseases.; Immunology.; Immunomodulatory properties.; Medical treatment.; Molecular biology.; Molecular genetics.; Nematode infections.; Plant parasitic nematodes.; Susceptibility.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 424 pages) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Inclusive of 20 chapters subdivided into 4 parts, this book's second edition covers latest updates in the current understanding of the molecular biology, biochemistry and immunology of parasitic nematodes of humans, domestic animals and plants. Specific topics discussed in each chapter include horizontal gene transfer, immune expulsion mechanisms, genetics of human susceptibility to nematode infections, nematode protein structure, nematode bacterial symbionts, and host immune system modulation by nematode parasites and their therapeutic potential for immunological diseases.