| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 291 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 2214-8019 |
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Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 2214-8019
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| Contents |
1. Human Papillomavirus-associated cancers -- 2. Mechanisms of immune evasion by Ebola virus -- 3. Innate immune mechanisms against HIV-1 -- 4. Current insights into the host immune response to respiratory viral infections -- 5. Immune responses to MERS-CoV in humans and animals -- 6. SARS-CoV-2: Pathogenesis and host-pathogen interaction -- 7. Antibiotic Resistance mechanisms and their transmission in Acinetobacter baumannii -- 8. Pathogenesis and host immune response in leprosy -- 9. Innate immunity and tuberculosis -- 10. Vaccination strategies against Mycobacterium tuberculosis: BCG and beyond -- 11. Candida pathogenicity and interplay with the immune system -- 12. Immune responses in Malaria and vaccine strategies |
| Summary |
This book updates in detail the microbial pathogenesis of various important pathogens, including HIV-1, MERS, SARS-CoV-2, Mycobacterium and Plasmodium. There is also a general discussion of the innate and adaptive immune responses against primary and opportunistic infections. The overall purpose of the book is to aid in the development of anti-viral and anti-microbial targets |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 26, 2021) |
| Subject |
Medical microbiology.
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Pathogenic microorganisms.
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Environmentally induced diseases.
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Immunity.
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Communicable Diseases -- microbiology
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Communicable Diseases -- parasitology
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Infections -- microbiology
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Host-Pathogen Interactions
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Immunity
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Environmentally induced diseases
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Medical microbiology
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Pathogenic microorganisms
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Microorganismes patògens.
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Malalties dels infants.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Llibres electrònics.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kishore, Uday, editor
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| ISBN |
9783030674526 |
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3030674525 |
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