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The pathogenic enteric protozoa [electronic resource] : giardia, entamoeba, cryptosporidium, and cyclospora / edited by Charles R. Sterling and Rodney D. Adam.

Contributor(s): Sterling, Charles R, 1945- | Adam, Rodney D.
Material type: TextTextSeries: World class parasites: v. 8.Publisher: Boston : Kluwer Academic, c2004Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: 1 online resource (169 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9781402078781 (electronic bk.); 9781402077944.Subject(s): Protozoa, Pathogenic | Protozoan diseases | Host-parasite relationships -- Immunological aspects | Intestines -- ParasitesGenre/Form: Electronic books DDC classification: 616.9/3601 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge:
Contents:
Section 1. Epidemiology -- 1. Epidemiology and zoonotic potential of Giardia infections / R.C. Andrew Thompson -- 2. Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar, the non-identical twins / C. Graham Clark -- 3. Epidemiology and strain variation of Cryptosporidium / Rachel M. Chalmers and David P. Casemore -- 4. Cyclospora cayetanensis : an emergent and still perplexing coccidian parasite / Charles R. Sterling and Ynes R. Ortega -- Section 2. Host parasite interactions -- 5. Antigenic variation of the VSP genes of Giardia lamblia / Rodney D. Adam and Theodore E. Nash -- 6. Pathogenesis and immunity to Entamoeba histolytica / Jessica L. Tarleton and William A Petri Jr. -- 7. Innate and T cell-mediated immune responses in cryptosporidiosis / Carol R. Wyatt and Vincent McDonald -- Section 3. Treatment and Control -- 8. Rationale approaches to treating Cryptosporidium / Jan R. Mead and Pablo Okhuysen -- 9. Inactivation and removal of enteric protozoa in water / Frank W. Schaefer, III, Marilyn M. Marshall and Jennifer L. Clancy -- 10. Monitoring of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in water in the UK and US / Jennifer L. Clancy and Paul R. Hunter -- Section 4. Genomics -- 11. Entamoeba histolytica genome / James J. McCoy and Barbara J. Mann -- 12. Cryptosporidium parvum genomics : impact on research and control / Guan Zhu and Mitchell S. Abrahamsen.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. Epidemiology -- 1. Epidemiology and zoonotic potential of Giardia infections / R.C. Andrew Thompson -- 2. Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar, the non-identical twins / C. Graham Clark -- 3. Epidemiology and strain variation of Cryptosporidium / Rachel M. Chalmers and David P. Casemore -- 4. Cyclospora cayetanensis : an emergent and still perplexing coccidian parasite / Charles R. Sterling and Ynes R. Ortega -- Section 2. Host parasite interactions -- 5. Antigenic variation of the VSP genes of Giardia lamblia / Rodney D. Adam and Theodore E. Nash -- 6. Pathogenesis and immunity to Entamoeba histolytica / Jessica L. Tarleton and William A Petri Jr. -- 7. Innate and T cell-mediated immune responses in cryptosporidiosis / Carol R. Wyatt and Vincent McDonald -- Section 3. Treatment and Control -- 8. Rationale approaches to treating Cryptosporidium / Jan R. Mead and Pablo Okhuysen -- 9. Inactivation and removal of enteric protozoa in water / Frank W. Schaefer, III, Marilyn M. Marshall and Jennifer L. Clancy -- 10. Monitoring of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in water in the UK and US / Jennifer L. Clancy and Paul R. Hunter -- Section 4. Genomics -- 11. Entamoeba histolytica genome / James J. McCoy and Barbara J. Mann -- 12. Cryptosporidium parvum genomics : impact on research and control / Guan Zhu and Mitchell S. Abrahamsen.

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