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Infectious Disease Informatics

Springer, 2009

Infectious Diseases Informatics

Edited by

Vitali Sintchenko

The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Preface.- List of contributors.- 1Informatics for Infectious Disease Research and Control.- 2 Bioinformatics of Microbial Sequences.- 3 Mining Databases for Microbial Gene Sequences.- 4 Comparative Genomics of...

The Infected Implant

Springer, 2009

Musculosketal infections are potentially devastating for the patient, his family and the health care services, as they may lead to functional impairment, long lasting disability, or even permanent handicap.

This problem may also have socioeconomic implications. Infection commonly results in prolonged use of antibiotics, multiple...

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Fractals and Multifractals in Ecology and Aquatic Science

CRC Press, 2009

Provides an Intuitive View of Various Ecological Patterns and Processes

Ecologists sometimes have a less-than-rigorous background in quantitative methods, yet research within this broad field is becoming increasingly mathematical. Written in a step-by-step fashion, Fractals and Multifractals in Ecology and...

Enzybiotics: Antibiotic Enzymes as Drugs and Therapeutics

John Wiley & Sons, 2010

Presents the latest research and applications for a new, promising approach to fighting infectious diseases

Enzybiotics is a promising way of fighting bacterial or fungal infectious diseases by using viruses or viral-derived lysins. Drawing from the fields of medicinal chemistry, microbiology, genetics, and biochemistry, this book...

Microbiologically Safe Foods

John Wiley & Sons, 2009

This book focuses on state of the art technologies to produce microbiologically safe foods for our global dinner table. Each chapter summarizes the most recent scientific advances, particularly with respect to food processing, pre- and post-harvest food safety, quality control, and regulatory information.

The book begins with...

Iron Metabolism: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Consequences

John Wiley & Sons, 2009

Iron is of fundamental importance to the growth, development and well-being of almost all living organisms. Multiple biological systems have evolved for the uptake, utilisation, storage, and homeostasis of iron in microbes, plants and mammals. Both iron deficiency and iron overload are found extensively in humans; the intimate links between...

Handbook of Cosmetic Science and Technology, Third Edition

INFRMA-HC, 2009

Thanks to the contribution of leading experts in cosmetology, the first editions of the Handbook were successful and received excellent reviews. The editors appreciate the excellent author contributions.

The first edition, published in 2001, reviewed the multiple facets of the cosmetic field including the physiology of...

Food Safety Culture: Creating a Behavior-Based Food Safety Management System (Food Microbiology and Food Safety)

Springer, 2008

It has been said, what we know and what we believe is of little consequence. It is what we do that is important. When it comes to food safety, this point is certainly true.

The main reason I decided to write this book is simple. It’s because I wish I could have known 20 years ago (when I started my career in...

Bacterial Genomes and Infectious Diseases

Humana Press, 2006

The first bacterial genome, Haemophilus influenzae, was completely sequenced, annotated, and published in 1995. Today, more than 200 prokaryotic (archaeal and bacterial) genomes have been completed and over 500 prokaryotic genomes are in various stages of completion. Seventeen eukaryotic genomes plus four eukaryotic chromosomes...

Immunology and Immunopathogenesis of Malaria (Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology)

Springer, 2005

Malaria is still a major global health problem, killing more than one million people every year. Almost all of these deaths are caused by Plasmodium falciparum, one of the four species of malaria parasites infecting humans. This high burden of mortality falls heavily on sub-Saharan Africa, where over 90% of these deaths are...

Infections and the Cardiovascular System: New Perspectives (Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century)

Springer, 2003

Infectious agents have been recognized to involve the heart and vascular system for well over a century. Traditional concepts and teachings of their involvement in the pathogenesis of disease have been by a few established mechanisms. Bacterial and occasionally fungal microorganisms were known to invade and multiply on the...

Dictionary of DNA and Genome Technology

John Wiley & Sons, 2012

DNA technology is evolving rapidly, with new methods and a fast-growing vocabulary. This unique dictionary offers current, detailed and accessible information on DNA technology to lecturers, researchers and students throughout the biomedical and related sciences.

The third edition is a major update, with over 3000 references from...

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