Overview
- Editors:
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Julia Walochnik
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Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Michael Duchêne
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Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna , Vienna, Austria
- Gives a condensed overview to the state of knowledge in molecular parasitology? Refers to 'the molecules' relevant in parasitology: genomes, proteomes, glycomes, lipidomes
- Clearly structured and well arranged
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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The Molecules
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- Omar S. Harb, Ulrike Boehme, Kathryn Crouch, Olukemi O. Ifeonu, David S. Roos, Joana C. Silva et al.
Pages 3-48
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- Jonathan Wastling, Dong Xia
Pages 49-74
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The Parasites (and Their Molecules)
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- Norbert Müller, Joachim Müller
Pages 93-114
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- Pier Luigi Fiori, Paola Rappelli, Daniele Dessì, Robert Hirt, Sven Gould, Jan Tachezy et al.
Pages 115-155
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- Anton Aebischer, Martin Mrva
Pages 195-216
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- Carsten G. K. Lüder, Frank Seeber
Pages 217-239
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- Volker Heussler, Tobias Spielmann, Friedrich Frischknecht, Tim Gilberger
Pages 241-284
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- Martina Köhsler, Martin Mrva, Julia Walochnik
Pages 285-324
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Hot Topics
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Front Matter
Pages 381-381
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- Christen M. Klinger, Anna Karnkowska, Emily K. Herman, Vladimir Hampl, Joel B. Dacks
Pages 383-408
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- Heinrich Körner, Shanshan Hu, Christian Bogdan
Pages 409-430
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- Günter A. Schaub, Patric Vogel, Carsten Balczun
Pages 431-489
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- Julie Healer, Alan F. Cowman
Pages 509-525
About this book
In the past years, genome projects for numerous human parasites have been completed and now allow first in depth comparisons and evolutionary conclusions. The genomes of parasites reflect the coevolution with their host, metabolic capacities depending on their respective habitat in the host. Gut parasites usually have an anaerobic metabolism, while blood parasites have an aerobic metabolism, intracellular parasites escape the immune system, while extracellular parasites evade the immune system, usually by antigenic variation. Comprehensive genome data now being available allow us to address profound scientific questions, such as which traits enable the parasite to survive in the human host, which to cause disease and which can be used as drug targets. This book intends to give an overview of the state of knowledge on “the molecules” of protozoan parasites – on their genomes, proteomes, glycomes and lipidomes.
Editors and Affiliations
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Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Julia Walochnik
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Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna , Vienna, Austria
Michael Duchêne
About the editors
Julia Walochnik and Michael Duchêne are associate professors at the Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine in the Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology of the Medical University of Vienna. Julia Walochnik´s work is focused on the molecular biology of Acanthamoeba spp. and other protozoan parasites. Together with her group she has published more than 130 scientific publications, including book chapters and reviews. Michael Duchêne studies the biochemistry and molecular biology of Entamoeba histolytica. Further interests are allergens and antigenic structures of bacteria. Together with his students and collaborators, he has published more than 90 scientific publications plus several book chapters.
