Published February, 2015
By Xuedong Zhou and Yuqing Li
Publisher: Elsevier (Academic Press Inc)
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Published January, 2015
By Rodolphe Barrangou and John van der Oost
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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CRISPR/Cas is a recently described defense system that protects bacteria and archaea against invasion by mobile genetic elements such as viruses and plasmids.

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Published January, 2015
By Heinz Mehlhorn, Kevin S. W. Tan, Hisao Yoshikawa and Kevin S.W. Tan
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Parasitology Research Monographs
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This volume summarizes what we know about blastocystis, the enigmatic organism whose pathogenesis we have recognized for a century but whose mechanisms remain mysterious to this day. It examines everything from its epidemiology to its varied clinical aspects.

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Published January, 2015
By James A. Radosevich
Publisher: Springer
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"HPV and Cancer" is a concise read that covers all aspects of the Human Papilloma Virus as it relates to human cancers. We then look at the dynamic trends of this infectious agent in the human population, how it interacts with human cells, and the role it plays with other organisms to produce both benign and malignant tumors.

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Published January, 2015
By J. William Costerton, Patrick J. DeMeo, Garth D. Ehrlich and Heinz Winkler
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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During the recent transition between acute diseases caused by swarms of single planktonic bacteria, and chronic infections caused by bacteria growing in slime-enclosed biofilms, a general clinical consensus has emerged that pathologies with bacterial etiologies are frequently culture negative.

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Published January, 2015
By Alice Prince
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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In contrast to the substantial literature that focuses upon innate immune signaling in the gut, there is remarkably less known about the response of the airway to bacterial pathogens.

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Published January, 2015
By Manmohan Singh
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Development of new-generation vaccines is now more challenging than ever, as identifying, purifying and evaluating vaccine antigens is a complex undertaking.

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Published January, 2015
By Johnjoe McFadden, Dany J.V. Beste, Andrzej M. Kierzek and Dany J V Beste
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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The book starts with a general introduction into the relevance of systems biology for understanding tuberculosis. The book provides the reader with an account of how the new science of systems biology is providing novel insights into the ancient scourge of tuberculosis.

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Published January, 2015
By Monica E. Embers
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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This book explores the many mechanisms by which the most prevalent Spirochetal pathogens persist in a healthy immune-competent host. Among them are the direct and indirect suppression of host immune signals, phase and antigenic variation, escaping recognition by host complement proteins, and seclusion into immune privileged sites.

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Published January, 2015
By Juan J. Lafaille and Maria A. Curotto de Lafaille
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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