The biology of mosquitoes . Volume 3, Transmission of viruses and interactions with bacteria / A.N. Clements.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clements, A. N. (Alan Neville), author.

Contributor:

C.A.B. International.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mosquitoes as carriers of disease.

Mosquitoes--Pathogens.

Mosquitoes.

Pathogenic microorganisms.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 571 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Transmission of viruses and interactions with bacteria

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : CABI, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This latest volume of "The Biology of Mosquitoes" addresses fundamental aspects of the interactions between mosquitoes and the viruses and bacteria that infect them. Discussions in this volume include a review on the developments in the taxonomy and nomenclature of Aedine mosquitoes. It also describes host-parasite interactions and mosquito immune responses to their pathogens and bacteria, the characteristics of arboviruses and viruses infecting only mosquitoes, the transmission and epidemiology the most important arboviruses and the interactions between mosquitoes and three bacteria identified as potential means of controlling mosquito populations and disease spread.

Contents:

Host / parasite interactions

Immune responses of mosquitoes

Viruses

Arboviruses : characteristics and concepts

Arboviruses : case studies of transmission

Pathogenic and symbiotic bacteria.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Clements, A. N. (Alan Neville). Biology of mosquitoes.

ISBN:

1-84593-242-0

OCLC:

778435028

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.