Published July, 2018
By I. W. Fong
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Published July, 2018
By Imad Al Kassaa
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This book focuses on probiotics with antiviral activities. The immunomodulation of mucosal immunity, production of antiviral compounds, virus trapping and the use thereof as vaccination vectors are the principal modes of action of antiviral probiotics.

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Published July, 2018
By Steffen Backert and Nicole Tegtmeyer
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This volume reviews the current state of research concerning bacterial virulence factors and the infection biology of Helicobacter pylori, which is the leading cause of peptic ulcers and gastric cancer worldwide.

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Published July, 2018
By Hans Georg Mannherz
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This volume describes the mechanisms which bacteria have created to secure their survival, proliferation and dissemination by subverting the actin cytoskeleton of host cells.

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Published July, 2018
By Alex Loukas
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This volume of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) series covers the most prevalent NTDs in Oceania. A large part of Oceania's population lives in poverty and therefore is at high risk for certain parasitic diseases, such as hookworm infection, lymphatic filariasis, strongyloidiasis or scabies.

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Published July, 2018
By Jose A. Stoute
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In this book, some of the leading scientists in the field discuss the mechanisms of complement activation during malaria infection as well as the role of complement in the pathogenesis of key syndromes such as severe malarial anemia, cerebral malaria, and placental malaria.

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Published July, 2018
By Juan Rodriguez-Hernandez
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This book provides an introductory and general overview of advances in polymers towards their employment as antimicrobial materials. The author describes current approaches for avoiding microbial contamination, toward macro-molecular antibiotics, and prevention of antibiotic-resistant bacteria by use of polymers.

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Published July, 2018
By Elizabeth F. Rangel and Jeffrey J. Shaw
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This is the first English-language book dedicated to Brazilian sand flies and their medical importance. The book contains comprehensive chapters, written by Brazilian experts on their regional distribution, their ecology and their importance as vectors of pathogens and parasites.

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Published July, 2018
By Georg Hacker
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The genus Chlamydia encompasses a number of species of obligate intracellular bacteria, including important human pathogens like the most common bacterial agent of sexually transmitted disease.

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Published July, 2018
By Marc Stadler and Petra Dersch
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This volume focuses on antibiotics research, a field of topical significance for human health due to the worrying increase of nosocomial infections caused by multi-resistant bacteria.

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