TY  - GEN
TY  - GEN
T1  - Blastocystis: Pathogen or Passenger? An Evaluation of 101 Years of Research
T2  - Parasitology Research Monographs,
A2  - Mehlhorn, Heinz.
A2  - Mehlhorn, Heinz.
A2  - Tan, Kevin S. W.
A2  - Tan, Kevin S. W.
A2  - Yoshikawa, Hisao.
A2  - Yoshikawa, Hisao.
LA  - English
PP  - Berlin, Heidelberg
PB  - Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer
YR  - 2012
ED  - 1st ed. 2012.
UL  - http://discoverylib.upm.edu.my/discovery/Record/978-3-642-32738-4
AB  - The stages of Blastocystis have been known for 101 years. However, many facts are still disputed, e.g. even the question whether it is a true pathogen or a commensal present in sometimes life-threatening diarrheas. The present book evaluates in chapters contributed by renowned researchers the latest findings on: •Landmarks in the discovery of Blastocystis •Epidemiology, transmission and zoonotic potential •Morphology of human and animal Blastocystis isolates •Clinical aspects of Blastocystis infections •Behavioral decision analysis: what makes us sick? •Blastocystis-host interactions •Molecular approaches on the systematical position •Genetic polymorphism •Blastocystis from a statistical point of view •Diarrheas due to different agents of disease •Zoonotic diseases in comparison As such, this book provides a broad range of information for people working in this field, for physicians and veterinarians who are confronted with clinical cases, teachers, students and technical staff members in the fields of microbiology, parasitology and diagnostic methods.
OP  - 228
CN  - QR251-255
SN  - 9783642327384
KW  - Parasitology.
KW  - Medical microbiology.
KW  - Health promotion.
KW  - Medical Microbiology.
KW  - Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
ER  -