Overview
- Gives an update of the most recent knowledge on the potential pathogenicity of this enigmatic organism that endangers worldwide hundreds of millions of humans and animals
- Written by experts
- With numerous illustrations
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Parasitology Research Monographs (Parasitology Res. Monogr., volume 4)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Prof. Dr. Heinz Mehlhorn, Düsseldorf, Germany. He has investigated the transmission pathways of human and animal parasites for over 40 years and his university spin-off company Alpha-Biocare has developed various antiparasitic medical products based on more than 20 patents. He has published 25 books, more than 250 original papers, and has served as Managing Editor of the journal Parasitology Research since 1981.
Prof. Dr. Kevin SW Tan, Singapore, former fellow at the Rockefeller University. He is a specialist for molecular parasitology research in the fields of Blastocystis hominis and Plasmodium falciparum, and has received various national and international awards as well as considerable research grants for his work to date. More recently, he has funneled the research output of his many publications into the foundation of the company Biolynx Technology.
Prof. Dr. Hisao Yoshikawa, Nara, Japan. He has been an active researcher in many fields of medical and zoological parasitology for over 30 years. Over the course of this time, he has intensively studied the ultrastructure, cell biology and molecular phylogeny of many isolates of Blastocystis.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Blastocystis: Pathogen or Passenger?
Book Subtitle: An Evaluation of 101 Years of Research
Editors: Heinz Mehlhorn, Kevin S. W. Tan, Hisao Yoshikawa
Series Title: Parasitology Research Monographs
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32738-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-32737-7Published: 12 December 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-43306-1Published: 29 January 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-32738-4Published: 13 December 2012
Series ISSN: 2192-3671
Series E-ISSN: 2192-368X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 228
Topics: Parasitology, Medical Microbiology, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention