Cryptococcus : from human pathogen to model yeast / edited by Joseph Heitman ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

American Society for Microbiology.

Heitman, Joseph.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cryptococcus.

Cryptococcaceae.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (647 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : ASM Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Contents; 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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-68367-122-8

1-283-03444-1

9786613034441

1-55581-685-1

OCLC:

707608269