| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 383 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map |
| Series |
Society for General Microbiology Symposia ; no. 63 |
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Symposium of the Society for General Microbiology ; no. 63
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| Contents |
COVER; HALF-TITLE; SERIES-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; EDITORS' PREFACE; Vector-borne diseases; Evolution of tick-borne disease systems; Insect transmission of viruses; RNA-based immunity in insects; Specificity of Borrelia-tick vector relationships; Bunyavirus/mosquito interactions; How do mosquito vectors live with their viruses?; Vector competence; Environmental influences on arbovirus infections and vectors; Vector immunity; Transmission of plant viruses by nematodes; Wolbachia host-symbiont interactions |
| Summary |
This volume describes the way causal pathogens of diseases interact with the vectors that transmit them. It details the elegant biological adaptations that enable pathogens to live with and sometimes control their vectors, knowledge which has led to novel preventative strategies such as antibiotics and vaccines |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Arthropod vectors.
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Communicable diseases -- Transmission.
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Vector control.
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Vector-pathogen relationships.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gillespie, S. H.
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Osbourn, Anne E.
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Smith, Geoffrey L., 1955-
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| LC no. |
2004300913 |
| ISBN |
0511140967 |
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0511141203 |
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0511754841 (ebook) |
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052184312X |
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9780511140969 |
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9780511141201 |
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9780511754845 (ebook) |
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9780521843126 |
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