Introduction to animal parasitology / by J.D. Smyth ; with a chapter on immunoparasitology by D. Wakelin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smyth, J. D. (James Desmond), 1917-1999.

Contributor:

Wakelin, Derek.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parasitology.

Physical Description:

xx, 549 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.

Summary:

The third edition of this basic textbook in parasitology has been entirely rewritten incorporating the spectacular advances made in biological sciences within recent years. The author presents students and research workers with a broad multi-disciplined approach to the morphology, ultrastructure, speciation, life cycles, biochemistry, in vitro culture and immunology of parasites. Special attention is paid to those species used as models for teaching and research as well as the major human and animal parasites. The author introduces the basics of the subject for new students as well as bringing in more advanced topics of interest to senior students and researchers.

The text is illustrated with a large number of figures, and has many tables and up-to-date reference lists.

The book will appeal to all students with an interest in parasitology as well as being of interest to research workers in the field.

Contents:

1 Parasitism: what is a parasite? 1

1.1 Animal associations 1

1.2 Commensalism 2

1.3 Phoresis 2

1.4 Parasitism 3

2 Niches, habitats and environments 10

2.1 Niches 10

2.2 Habitats: general comments 11

2.3 The vertebrate alimentary canal 11

2.4 Blood 17

2.5 Tissues and other habitats 18

2.6 Invertebrate habitats 19

2.7 Importance of nutritional levels of environment in parasite life cycles 19

3 Protozoa: the amoebae 22

3.1 Type example: Entamoeba muris 22

3.2 Ultrastructure 24

3.3 Entamoeba of man and other animals 25

3.4 Other intestinal amoebae 31

3.5 Tissue-invading soil amoebae 32

3.6 Physiology of intestinal amoebae 37

Appendix Protozoa: abbreviated classification 42

4 Flagellates: intestinal and related forms 44

4.1 Classification 44

4.2 Trichomonads 45

4.3 Intestinal flagellates other than trichomonads 49

4.4 Physiology and biochemistry of intestinal flagellates 52

5 Haemoflagellates 57

5.1 Haemoflagellates as biological models 57

5.2 General account 57

5.3 Morphological stages of haemoflagellates 61

5.4 Classification: Family Trypanosomatidae 62

5.5 Genus Trypansoma 63

5.6 Genus Leishmania 75

5.7 Physiology and biochemistry of haemoflagellates 80

6 Sporozoea: gregarines and coccidia 88

6.1 Classification 88

6.2 Subclass 1 Gregarinia 89

6.3 Subclass 2 Coccidia 94

6.4 Tissue cyst-forming coccidia 99

7 Sporozoea: Haemosporina: malaria; basic biology 109

7.1 General considerations 109

7.2 Sublcass Coccidia: suborder Haemosporina 109

7.3 Genus Plasmodium: the malarial organism 110

7.4 Ultrastructure 115

7.5 Genetics of Plasmodium 117

7.6 Biochemistry and physiology 119

8 Sporozoea: malaria in man and the animal kingdom 126

8.1 Mammalian malaria 126

8.2 Bird malaria 133

8.3 Amphibian malaria 135

8.4 Reptilian malaria 135

9 Sporozoea: Haemosporina other than Plasmodia; Piroplasmia 137

9.1 Family Haemoproteidae 137

9.2 Subclass Piroplasmia 139

9.3 Family Theileriidae 142

10 Opalinata and Ciliophora 144

10.1 'Opalinids' and ciliates 144

10.2 Classification 144

10.3 Subphylum Opalinata 144

10.4 Phylum Ciliophora 148

11 Helminth Parasites: Platyhelminthes: Monogenea 157

11.1 Trematoda: introduction 158

11.2 Class Monogenea 159

12 Trematoda: Aspidogastrea 175

13 Trematoda: Digenea 178

13.1 General morphology 178

13.2 Egg formation 184

13.3 Trematode life cycles 188

13.4 Classification 197

14 Digenea: Bucephalidae, Fasciolidae, Opisthorchiidae, Dicrocoeliidae 203

14.1 Family Bucephalidae 203

14.2 Family Fasciolidae 205

14.3 Family Opisthorchiidae 212

14.4 Family Dicrocoeliidae 214

15 Digenea: Plagiorchiidae, Echinostomatidae, Heterophyidae, Trogylotrematidae 219

15.1 Family Plagiorchiidae 219

15.2 Family Echinostomatidae 221

15.3 Family Heterophyidae 228

15.4 Family Troglotrematidae 230

16 Digenea: Schistosomatidae 236

16.1 General account 236

16.2 Type example: Schistosoma mansoni 237

16.3 Other species attacking man 243

16.4 Schistosomiasis as a world problem 245

16.5 Type example: Schistosomatium douthitti 246

16.6 Unisexual infections 250

16.7 Hybridization in schistosomes 251

16.8 Cercarial dermatitis: 'swimmers' itch' 251

17 Digenea: Strigeidae, Diplostomatidae, Paramphistomatidae 254

17.1 Families Strigeidae and Diplostomatidae 254

17.2 Family Paramphistomatidae 259

18 Physiology of trematodes 263

18.1 Chemical composition 263

18.2 Nutrition 263

18.3 Energy metabolism 266

18.4 Protein metabolism 268

18.5 Lipid metabolism 269

18.6 Neurobiology 270

19 Cestoda: Cestodaria 277

19.1 General account 277

19.2 Subclass Cestodaria 277

20 Eucestoda: general account 281

20.1 Classification 281

20.2 General characteristics 282

20.3 Life cycles 291

21 Eucestoda: minor orders 296

22 Eucestoda: Pseudophyllidea 302

22.1 Genus Diphyllobothrium 302

22.2 The caryophyllaeid cestodes 310

22.3 Pseudophyllidae with progenetic plerocercoids 312

23 Eucestoda: Cyclophyllidea 321

23.1 Type example: Hymenolepis diminuta 321

23.2 Family Hymenolepididae 324

23.3 Family Taeniidae 326

23.4 Other Cyclophyllidae 342

24 Physiology of cestodes 349

24.1 General account 349

24.2 Chemical composition 351

24.3 Carbohydrate metabolism 353

24.4 Electron transport 359

24.5 Protein metabolism 359

24.6 Lipid metabolism 361

24.7 Neurobiology 362

25 Nematoda: general account 368

25.1 Classification 368

25.2 Type example: Rhabditis maupasi 369

25.3 General morphology of nematodes 371

25.4 Reproduction 378

25.5 Body wall 383

25.6 General consideration of structure and function 385

26 Aphasmid Nematoda 388

26.1 Superfamily Trichuroidea 388

26.2 Superfamily Dioctophymatoidea 395

27 Phasmid Nematoda: Rhabditida, Ascaridida and Oxyurida 397

27.1 Order Rhabditida 397

27.2 Order Ascaridida 400

27.3 Order Oxyurida 407

28 Phasmid Nematoda: Strongylida 412

28.1 Type example: Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, the rat hookworm 412

28.2 Order Strongylida 415

29 Phasmid Nematoda: Spirurida 423

29.1 Suborder Spirurina: superfamily Filarioidea 423

29.2 Suborder Camallanina 432

29.3 Suborder Spirurina 434

30 Physiology of nematodes 438

30.1 Chemical composition 438

30.2 Respiration 440

30.3 Carbohydrate metabolism 440

30.4 Krebs (TCA) cycle 444

30.5 Protein metabolism 445

30.6 Lipid metabolism 446

30.7 Nutrition 447

30.8 Neurobiology 448

31 Acanthocephala 451

31.1 Occurrence 451

31.2 General account 453

32 Immunoparasitology 460

32.1 Immunity and the immune response 460

32.2 Immunity in specific host

parasite systems 466

32.3 Vaccination and diagnosis 483

33 In vitro cultivation of endoparasites: general principles; Protozoa 491

33.2 Intestinal Protozoa 493

33.3 Blood and tissue protozoa 496

33.4 Other Sporozoea 500

34 In vitro cultivation of endoparasites: helminths 503

34.1 General account 503

34.2 Trematodes 503

34.3 Cestodes 509

34.4 Nematodes 517

34.5 Filarioidea 521.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0521417708

0521428114

OCLC:

28798892