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Evolution of Virulence in Eukaryotic Microbes Hardback - - 1st Edition
by L. David Sibley (Editor); Barbara J. Howlett (Editor); Joseph Heitman (Editor)
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- Title Evolution of Virulence in Eukaryotic Microbes
- Author L. David Sibley (Editor); Barbara J. Howlett (Editor); Joseph Heitman (Editor)
- Binding Hardback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition New
- Pages 600
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons
- Publication date xvi 581 24 of lates, Map (Col.)
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- Bookseller's Inventory # 617384892
- ISBN 9781118038185 / 1118038185
- Weight 2.7 lbs (1.22 kg)
- Dimensions 9.9 x 7.2 x 1.4 in (25.15 x 18.29 x 3.56 cm)
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Themes
- Aspects (Academic): Science/Technology Aspects
- Category Science
- Library of Congress subjects Eukaryotic cells, Protista
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2011051095
- Dewey Decimal Code 579
- Quantity available 3
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From the rear cover
A unique and timely review of the emergence of eukaryotic virulence in fungi, oomycetes, and protozoa, as they affect both animals and plants
Evolution of Virulence in Eukaryotic Microbes addresses new developments in defining the molecular basis of virulence in eukaryotic pathogens. By examining how pathogenic determinants have evolved in concert with their hosts, often overcoming innate and adaptive immune mechanisms, the book takes a fresh look at the selective processes that have shaped their evolution.
Introductory chapters ground the reader in principal evolutionary themes such as phylogenetics and genetic exchange, building a basis of knowledge for later chapters covering advances in genetic tools, how pathogens exchange genetic material in nature, and the common themes of evolutionary adaptation that lead to disease in different hosts.
With the goal of linking the research findings of the many disparate scientific communities in the field, the book:
- Assembles for the first time a collection of chapters on the diversity of eukaryotic microorganisms and the influence of evolutionary forces on the origins and emergence of their virulent attributes
- Highlights examples from three important, divergent groups of eukaryotic microorganisms that cause disease in animals and plants: oomycetes, protozoan parasites, and fungi
- Covers how the development of genetic tools has fostered the identification and functional analyses of virulence determinants
- Addresses how pathogens exchange genetic material in nature via classical or modified meiotic processes, horizontal gene transfer, and sexual cycles including those that are cryptic or even unisexual
- Provides a broad framework for formulating future studies by illustrating themes common to different pathogenic microbes
Evolution of Virulence in Eukaryotic Microbes is an ideal book for microbiologists, evolutionary biologists and medical professionals, as well as graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty members working on the evolution of pathogens.
