The innate immune response is a crucial component of early resistance to infection, and it is now revealing increasing levels of complexity. The ability to modify the genome in vivo, has facilitated understanding of complex interactions between leucocytes and other components of…
With an ever increasing demand for seafood that cannot be met by capture fisheries alone, growing pressure is being placed on aquaculture production. However, infectious diseases are a major constraint. Infectious disease in aquaculture: prevention and control brings together a …
"This updated 3rd edition provides a readable and concise introduction to the workings of the human immune system, with emphasis on clinical relevance. The format makes learning easy with short, easy-to-read chapters, color tables, key point summaries, and review questions in ev…
In spite of the fact that parasites represent more than half of all living species of plants and animals, their role in the evolution of life on earth has been substantially underestimated. Here, for the first time within an evolutionary and ecological framework, Peter Price int…
In spite of the fact that parasites represent more than half of all living species of plants and animals, their role in the evolution of life on earth has been substantially underestimated. Here, for the first time within an evolutionary and ecological framework, Peter Price int…
Based on the highly successful reference work Viral Pathogenesis, this concise version can be used as an introductory text or for self-education by medical students and biologists alike. This latest edition provides a completely revised overview of the subject with new chapters …
Paratuberculosis: organism, disease, control
"This new edition is the only comprehensive text on Paratuberculosis, providing historical context and state-of-the-art knowledge. It examines epidemiology, the organism that causes the disease, and practical aspects of its diagnosis and control, as well as the link between para…
Long-term interactions between viruses and their hosts often develop into genetic arms races, which result in fast-evolving proteins (i.e. proteins evolving under positive natural selection), especially in immune proteins. A bioinformatic screen of proteins in a component of the…
The most significant arthropod-borne viral infections in modern history are caused by species of the Flavivirus (FV) genus due to their global transmission. While immunization is effective at decreasing the burden imposed by some FV, vaccines for other FV such as Dengue virus (D…
This comprehensive and user-friendly volume focuses on the intersection between the fields of nutrition and infectious disease. It highlights the importance of nutritional status in infectious disease outcomes, and the need to recognize the role that nutrition plays in altering …
This comprehensive and user-friendly volume focuses on the intersection between the fields of nutrition and infectious disease. It highlights the importance of nutritional status in infectious disease outcomes, and the need to recognize the role that nutrition plays in altering …
LOCAL IMMUNE RESPONSES OF THE GUT
First published in 1984: The main interest of this book is immunological. The first chapter deals with the nature of the local immune system and discusses it within the context of the normal physiology of the gut.