364 Pages
by
CRC Press
364 Pages
by
CRC Press
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The present book deals with the biology of a wide range of coccidia of numerous genera including Emeria, Isospora, Sarcocystis, Toxoplasma, Caryospora, and Cryptosporidium. The book will be valuable for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, research workers, and teachers in biology, especially useful for parasitologists teaching the subject and essential for coccidiologists doing research on... Read more
1. Taxonomy and Life Cycles 2. Structure and Ultrastructure 3. Host Specificity of the Coccidia 4. Eimeria: Infections of the Intestine 5. Isospora: Infections of the Intestine 6. Sarcocystis: Infections and Disease of Humans, Livestock and Their Hosts 7. Toxoplasma: Biology, Pathology, Immunology, and Treatment 8. Cryptosporidium: Infections in Man and Domestic Animals 9. Caryospora 10. Genetics of Coccidia and Genetic Manipulation 11. In Vitro Culture of Coccidia/Biochemistry 12. Pathology of Coccidial Infections 13. Pathophysiology of Coccidial Infections 14. Immunity to Coccidiosis 15. Control of Coccidiosis in Chickens: Chemotherapy 16. Control of Coccidiosis: Immunization with Live Vaccines 17. Control of Coccidiosis: Prospects for Subunit Vaccines
Biography
Peter L. Long
