Published February, 2010
By John L. Casey
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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Hepatitis delta virus (HDV), which causes severe acute and chronic liver disease, was discovered nearly 30 years ago following the detection of a novel antigen-antibody system in hepatitis B virus carriers.

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Published February, 2010
By Esteban Domingo
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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Continuous genetic variation and selection of virus subpopulations in the course of RNA virus replications are intimately related to viral disease mechanisms. The central topics of this volume are the origins of the quasispecies concept, and the implications of quasispecies dynamics for viral populations.

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Published February, 2010
By Richard Bellamy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Extensive evidence has accumulated that host genes are important determinants of the outcome of infection for many common pathogens. This book, written by leading authorities, summarizes advances which have been made in understanding the complexity of host genetic susceptibility.

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Published February, 2010
By Wang Qinghua, Yizhi Jane Tao, Yizhi Jane Wang Qinghua and Tao
Publisher: Elsevier (Caister Academic Press)
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Published January, 2010
By Michael Wilson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Bacterial adhesion to host cells/tissues is essential for maintaining normal, protective host microflora. It is also the crucial first stage in any infectious disease. The molecular mechanisms described in this book are therefore of great interest to microbiologists and those seeking means of preventing and treating bacterial infections.

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Published January, 2010
By Krishna R. Dronamraju
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This book, originally published in 2004, is concerned with the links between human evolution and infectious disease. It has long been recognised that an important factor in human evolution has been the struggle against infectious disease and, more recently, it was revealed that complex genetic polymorphisms are the direct result of that struggle.

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Published January, 2010
By Jose Luis Pedraz and Gorka Orive
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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Amidst these, the field of cell encapsulation brings together an array of diverse disciplines such as molecular biology and biopolymers, gene therapy and inorganic membranes, stem cell biology and physicochemistry, immunology and nanotechnology.

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Published January, 2010
By Erika A. Pestana, Sandor Belak, Adama Diallo, John R. Crowther, Gerrit J. Viljoen and Erika Pestana
Publisher: Springer
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This book gives a comprehensive account of the practical aspects of Real time PCR and its application to veterinary diagnostic laboratories.

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Published January, 2010
By Kathryn A. Hanley and Scott C. Weaver
Publisher: Elsevier (Caister Academic Press)
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Published January, 2010
By Jorg Tatzelt
Publisher: Elsevier (Caister Academic Press)
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