Antigenic Variation
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Antigenic Variation

  1. 464 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Antigenic Variation

About this book

The topic of antigenic variation is important in both biology and medicine. It is of enormous interest, as it describes the process(es) whereby microorganisms 'shift shape', by genetic rearrangement or otherwise. In medical terms, this has a major impact on the infectious disease process, since the immune system has great difficulty in keeping up with this variation, and thus eliminating the infectious agent. Antigenic variation is a major method by which microbes evade the immune response, and persist in the body.The broad scope of the book appeals to all those working in the field of infectious disease, immunology of infection, pathogenesis, molecular biology and also to evolutionary biologists. Topics covered include not only bacterial species, and viruses such as influenza, HIV, Rotavirus, but also eukaryotic parasites - one of the most fascinating groups of organisms exhibiting this behaviour.Comprehensive coverage of antigenic variation from viruses to parasitesDiscussions devoted to molecular mechanisms of host evasionDetailed descriptions of host/pathogen interactions

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Yes, you can access Antigenic Variation by Alister G. Craig,Artur Scherf in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Immunology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2003
Print ISBN
9780121948511
eBook ISBN
9780080475882
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Immunology

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Contributors
  3. Foreword
  4. Preface
  5. 1 Mechanisms of Antigenic Variation: an Overview
  6. 2 HIV Variation - a Question of Signal-to-Noise
  7. 3 Calicivirus
  8. 4 Influenza - the Chameleon Virus
  9. 5 Rotavirus
  10. 6 Haemophilus i nfluenzae
  11. 7 Phase Variation in Helicobacter Pylori l ipopolysaccaride
  12. 9 Candida albicans
  13. 10 The MSG Gene Family and Antigenic Variation in the Fucus Pneumocystis carinii
  14. 11 Trypanosome Antigenic Variation - a Heavy Investment in the Evasion of Immunity
  15. 12 Antigenic Variation in Anaplasma marginale and Ehrlichia (Cowdria) ruminatium
  16. 13 Antigenic Variation and its Significance to Babesia
  17. 14 Antigenic Variation in Plasmodium falciparum and Other Plasmodium Species
  18. 15 Antigenic Variation in Borrelia: Relapsing Fever and Lyme Borreliosis
  19. 16 Surface Antigenic Variation in Giardia lamblia
  20. 17 Free-living and Parasitic Ciliates
  21. 18 The Impact of Antigenic Variation on Pathogen Population Structure, Fitness and Dynamics
  22. Index