Microbe-vector interactions in vector-borne diseases: Sixty-third Symposium of the Society for General Microbiology held at the University of Bath March 2004

Several billion people are at daily risk of life threatening vector-borne diseases such as malaria, trypanosomiasis and dengue. This volume describes the way in which the causal pathogens of such diseases interact with the vectors that transmit them. It details the elegant biological adaptations tha...

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Körperschaft: Society for General Microbiology. Symposium
Weitere beteiligte Personen: Gillespie, S. H., Osbourn, Anne E., Smith, Geoffrey L. 1955-
Format: E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2004
Schriftenreihe:Society for General Microbiology. Symposia 63
Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511754845
Zusammenfassung:Several billion people are at daily risk of life threatening vector-borne diseases such as malaria, trypanosomiasis and dengue. This volume describes the way in which the causal pathogens of such diseases interact with the vectors that transmit them. It details the elegant biological adaptations that have enabled pathogens to live with their vectors and, in some circumstances, to control them. This knowledge has led to novel preventative strategies in the form of antibiotics and new vaccines which are targeted not at the pathogen itself but at its specific vector.
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 383 Seiten)
ISBN:9780511754845