This book contains 20 chapters covering a range of infectious diseases, as well as a few non-infectious diseases such as cancer, and how they greatly affected the course of human history. It explores host-pathogen relationship, transmission routes, evolution, and global spread o…
Wheat: Science and Trade" is an up-to-date, comprehensive reference work designed to expand the current body of knowledge on this staple crop, incorporating new information made available by genetic advances, improvements in the understanding of wheat's biology, and changes in t…
Stories about BSE and avian flue may get the headlines, but it is really the ordinary risks we face every day when preparing and eating food that primarily determine how safe it is. Is It Safe to Eat? clearly and carefully examines and clarifies the sometimes bewildering issues …
"Ian Shaw sets the risks of food, foodborne pathogens and food contaminants in the context of life's other risks."--BOOK JACKET.
Molecular events during early recognition process; Pathogen recognizes host: host recognizes pathogen; Molecular events during fungal evasion of host's defense machanisms; Lipid breakdown products and active oxygen species; Pathogenesis-related proteins and other antifungal prot…
This concise and up-to-date guide fills a gap in the literature by providing the essential knowledge for everyone with an interest in the topic of pseudomonas. The result is a comprehensive overview of the most important model organism in applied microbiology that covers basic b…
This book provides important insights on a group of organisms that together represent a potent force in trapping people in poverty. The authors integrate biological and economic perspectives into an explanation of the historical development of humanity and the economy, paying p…
This book, inclusive of 11 chapters, discusses various non-pesticide-based control strategies against several medically-important disease vector species, including those relevant to the control of malaria, dengue, schistosomiasis, and lymphatic filariasis. Each chapter is dedica…
Mastitis is one of the main health issues in dairy production. The losses are not only economic, but also issues such as animal health and welfare, milk quality, antibiotic usage and the image of the dairy sector are important reasons to focus on mastitis control. Accordingly, m…
Evolution of Virulence in Eukaryotic Microbes offers a unique review of eukaryotic virulence in fungi, oomycetes, and protozoan parasites and how they affect both animals and plants. This book combines a discussion of human and plant pathogens and it takes a fresh look at the s…
