Lifecycles of Pathogenic Protists in Humans (Microbiology Monographs, 35)

By Wanderley de Souza This volume covers the most important parasitic protists that are known to infect humans. The pathogens discussed cause diseases like toxoplasmosis, malaria, cryptosporidiosis, leishmaniasis, amoebiasis, trichomoniasis, and giardiasis. Readers from microbiology will appreciate the special focus on protist cell biology. As demonstrated in several of the chapters, these parasites are characterized by peculiar structures and organelles that cannot be found in mammalian cells – even though both are eukaryotic. The book employs light and electron microscopy to display the changing morphology in various stages of parasitic development. In turn, the results are supplemented by transcriptome and proteome profiles that help to describe how these changes take place on a molecular level. Both researchers and clinicians from tropical medicine will find essential and practically applicable background information on these increasingly important pathogens. Product Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Springer; 1st ed. 2022 edition (February 1, 2022) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 626 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3030806812 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3030806811 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9783030806811 eText ISBN: 9783030806828