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Microbe-vector Interactions in Vector-borne Diseases.
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2004.
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| Colección: | Symposium of the Society for General Microbiology.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Notas: | Introduction to the concept of vector competence. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (397 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780511141201 0511141203 9780511754845 0511754841 9780521843126 052184312X |