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Molecular Aspects of Iron Metabolism in Pathogenic and Symbiotic Plant-Microbe Associations
Springer 2012; US$ 39.99Iron plays a key role in biology as essential cofactor of numerous proteins. However, since it is only slightly soluble its bioavailability can be readily compromised under aerobic conditions. Moreover, due to its ability to catalyze the generation of free radicals, iron can also be toxic. Thus, it doesn t surprise that living organisms have developed... more...
The Epidemiology of Plasmodium Vivax: History, Hiatus and Hubris
Elsevier Science 2012; US$ 225.00First published in 1963, Advances in Parasitology contains comprehensive and up-to-date reviews in all areas of interest in contemporary parasitology. Advances in Parasitology includes medical studies on parasites of major influence, such as Plasmodium falciparum and trypanosomes. The series also contains reviews of more traditional areas,... more...
People, Parasites, and Plowshares
Columbia University Press 2013; US$ 27.99Dickson D. Despommier?s vivid, visceral account of the biology, behavior, and history of parasites follows the interplay between these fascinating life forms and human society over thousands of years. He focuses on long-term host-parasite associations, which have evolved to avoid or even subvert the human immune system. Some do great damage to their... more...
Laboratory Handbook of Medical Mycology
Elsevier Science 1980; US$ 149.95Laboratory Handbook of Medical Mycology more...
Trypanosomatid Diseases
Wiley 2013; US$ 129.95This is the first resource to provide researchers in academia and industry with an urgently needed update summarizing the current knowledge and possibilities for drug intervention against Trypanosomatides all in one volume. As such, it covers every aspect of the topic from basic research findings, via current treatments to translational approaches... more...
Guide to Ocular Leprosy for Health Workers
World Scientific Publishing Company 1993; US$ 69.00This book is designed to serve as a step-by-step approach to eye care, for use by health workers involved in the primary eye care of leprosy patients. Concisely written and highly illustrated with color pictures, it serves as an essential reference for health workers and paramedical workers in their care of leprosy patients.This book is designed to... more...
Role of Gut Bacteria in Human Toxicology and Pharmacology
CRC Press 1995; US$ 220.00An examination of the composition and metabolic activity of microorganisms commonly found in the human gut. Chapters cover the effects gut flora have on ingested compounds, vitamin production and gastrointestinal disorders. Comparisons are also made between microbial and mammalian metabolism. more...
Chemotherapeutic Targets in Parasites
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 45.00Chemotherapeutic Targets in Parasites analyzes the critical metabolic reactions and structural features essential for parasite survival, and advocates the latest molecular strategies with which to identify effective antiparasitic agents. Emphasized throughout is the design of more selective and less toxic drugs than in the past. more...
The Biology of Blood-Sucking in Insects
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 68.00Blood-sucking insects transmit many of the most devastating human and animal diseases including malaria, sleeping sickness and dengue. This book is primarily aimed at scientists from undergraduates and above who are studying parasitology or medical and veterinary entomology. It is written in an accessible manner with a useful quick-reference section. more...
Pest and Vector Control
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 72.00This short, readable textbook is designed to introduce students to the biology and techniques of agricultural pest and disease vector control. As such, it is unique; no other book attempts to marry together the fields of agricultural pest and disease vector control. more...









