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Parasitology is the study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them. Many molecular tools have been developed over the past decades to determine genotypes and subgenotypes of parasites. This book describes the use of DNA technology in epidemiological investigations for parasitic research. During recent years, a striking number of studies also provided new insight into the cellular interactions and molecular mechanisms of malaria parasites during liver infection. This book summarises novel findings on the malaria liver stage biology. Furthermore, organ transplants have become more frequent world-wide. Unfortunately, parasitic infections can be transmissible by transplantation. The authors of this book describe the most useful methodology, as well as its application for the precise diagnosis of the parasite in the laboratory. The transmission mechanisms and the main factors of risk of each one of the parasites involved is discussed as well. Other chapters in this book examine the toxoplasma gondii, an intracellular protozoan parasite which infects potentially any warm-blooded animal, and the giardia duodenalis trophozoites, which have a remarkable ability to attach to the surface of epithelial cells of infected hosts. The various approaches that have been used to identify, isolate and characterise novel genes from the parasite genome of Babesia gibsoni are examined as well.

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Author:   Olivier De Bruyn ,  Stephane Peeters
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.512kg
ISBN:  

9781607414360

ISBN 10:   1607414368
Pages:   276
Publication Date:   01 July 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface; The Dense Granule Proteins of Toxoplasma gondii; Adhesion of Giardia to Epithelial Cells: Organelles, Molecules & Pathogenicity; Babesia gibsoni: Trends in Application of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology for Diagnosis, Vaccine Development & Drug Targets Validation of the Parasite; New Insight into Liver Stage Biology of Malaria Parasites; Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) & Its Applications in Epidemiological Studies for Parasitic Infections; Metabolism of Poly-ADP-Ribose in Trypanosomatids; The Hepatocellular Dysfunction Criteria: Hepatocyte Carbohydrate Metabolizing Enzymes & Kupffer Cell Lysosomal Enzymes in 2'Nitroimidazole Effect on Amoebic Liver Abscess (Electron Microscopic - Enzyme Approach); Parasite Control & Livestock Production in Nigeria; Waterborne Parasitic Infections: Possible Impacts of Climate Changes at Northern Latitudes; Diagnostic of Opportunistic Parasites in Liver Transplantation; Index.

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