Describes the physical characteristics of bactera, algae and protozoa, and the various medical and industrial uses of bacteria.
This book is the second edition of the first of three proposed volumes on diseases and disorders in freshwater and marine fishes (fin and shellfish). Since the publication of the first edition, a tremendous volume of research has been conducted on parasites, especially those tha…
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…
Tetrahymena thermophila is emerging as a powerful experimental system for functional genetics. The ciliated protozoan offers numerous advantages, not the least of which is the ability to eliminate any specific gene of interest and then to evaluate the effect of that mutation on …
Key features: Individual chapters cover various types of amebas, flagellates, hemoflagellates, malaria, miscellaneous protozoa, nematodes, filariae, cestodes, trematodes, and arthropods, commonly seen in the clinical setting. Thorough descriptions of the different forms of paras…
Choanoflagellates have three distinctive claims to fame: they are the closest, living, unicellular relatives of animals; they are a major component of aquatic microbial foodwebs; and one group is remarkable for its siliceous basket-like coverings. This landmark book offers a uni…
A unique account of the biology, ecology and evolution of choanoflagellates - the closest, known, living, unicellular relatives of animals.
Microbiology
by Cornelissen, Cynthia Nau, Hobbs, Marcia Metzgar
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