Acanthamoeba. Biology and Pathogenesis

✍ Scribed by Zdzisław Świderski

• Book ID: 111490641
• Publisher: Versita
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 765 KB
• Volume: 54
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1230-2821
• DOI: 10.2478/s11686-009-0036-0

✦ Synopsis

This excellent book provides the first comprehensive review of Acanthamoeba, with particular emphasis on its biology and pathogenesis. All hitherto knowledge about Acanthamoeba is critically reviewed and is sub-divided into ten easy-to-follow sections. The content of these sections is as follows: (A) Biology and Phylogeny; (B) Life Cycle and Genotyping; (C) Acanthamoeba Infections; (D) Pathogenesis; (E) Immune Response; (F) Strategies Against Acanthamoeba Infections; (G) Acanthamoeba: Trojan Horse of the Microbial World; (H) Conclusions and Future Studies;