Molecular Biology of Parasitic Protozoa

ISBN-13: 9780199636013 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 256 str.

Parsons Smith;Smith; Deborah F. Smith

Opis

Protozoans are interesting creatures for several reasons, not least of which is their ability to live inside or among the cells of their hos t while resisting the host's cellular defences. The rigours of their l ifestyle have resulted in the evolution of some remarkable adaptation at the biochemical level; many parasites have dispensed with entire me tabolic pathways, and have evolved complex mechanisms for transmission to new hosts. Parasitic protozoa cause some of the major infectious d iseases of humans and domestic animals. In recent years, new molecular biological techniques have opened up the study of the biology of thes e parasites, and tremendous advances have been made. This book covers this interesting and fast-moving field at an advanced level for which there is no other up-to-date book.

Recenzje

It is ... timely that a new book on the subject should be published in a series designed to report on front-line molecular biological research ... this is a good book.