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Cryptococcus : from human pathogen to model yeast / edited by Joseph Heitman, Thomas R. Kozel, Kyung J. Kwon-Chung, John R. Perfect, Arturo Casadevall. - 1 online resource (xvii, 620 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contributors; Foreword; Preface; SECTION I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES; SECTION II. GENETICS AND GENOMICS; SECTION III. SIGNALING AND VIRULENCE; SECTION IV. ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTIONS AND POPULATION GENETICS; SECTION V. INTERACTIONS WITH THE IMMUNE SYSTEM; SECTION VI. PATHOGENESIS OF CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; SECTION VII. DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, PREVENTION, AND CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES; Index.

Featuring more than 100 expert authors from around the world, this book offers the full range of scientific and clinical perspectives needed to create this unique, comprehensive overview of Cryptococcus. It covers both the Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species, examining in detail the life cycle, pathophysiology, molecular biology, genetics, genomics, epidemiology, immunology, and clinical management of this encapsulated yeast.

ISBN: 1555816851 9781555816858

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cryptococcus.
Cryptococcus--pathogenicity.
Cryptococcus--physiology.
Cryptococcosis--microbiology.
Cryptococcus.
Electronic books.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Microbiology

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: QK625.C76 / C79 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 579.5/9

National Library of Medicine Call No.: QW 180.5.D38 / C954 2011