A great number of aerobic endospore-forming Gram-positive Bacillus species have been isolated on a number of occasions from a variety of terrestria...

Glutathione (γ-glutamyl-cysteinyl-glycine; GSH) is the most abundant low-molecular-weight thiol found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms....

Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) represent a collection of illnesses caused by several distinct viral families. While some types of hemorrhagic feve...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a problem of global health importance and represents a significant cause of morbidity and mortality world-wide...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV), discovered in 1966, infects more than 350 million people in the world. The infection of HBV is a leading cause of chronic ...

Chronic Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a serious condition affecting over 180 million people world-wide. The virus infects the liver and whil...

This meeting dealt with all the recent progresses in the diagnostic techniques for the presently most popular hepatotropic agent: hepatitis C virus...

The Herpesviridae are a large family of DNA viruses that cause diseases in animals, including humans. The members of this family are also known as ...

Human polyomaviruses are non-enveloped viruses with a circular double-stranded DNA genome of approximately 5,000 base pairs. The members BK virus a...

Proceedings of the International Congress held in Chamrousse (France), 1-2 February 1991.

In the spring of 2013, the influenza A (H7N9) virus shocked China, and caused 134 human infections with 45 deaths in its first influenza season. In...

Measles virus possesses a non segmented, single stranded, negative sense RNA genome that is encapsidated by the nucleoprotein to form a helical nuc...

This book describes the issues of human health and healthcare from the point of view of hygiene monitoring and maintenance. Also, the perspectives ...

This new book compiles biographical sketches of top professionals in the field of microbiology and molecular biology, as well as research summaries...

This book compiles biographical sketches of top professionals in the field of microbiology and molecular biology, as well as research summaries fro...

In this book, the authors discuss the ecology, biological implications and environmental impact of microcosms. Topics include using microcosms to i...

This book presents topical research from across the globe in the study of the types, properties and nutrition of mushrooms. Topics discussed includ...

Exposure to certain types of mycotoxins, the bioactive secondary metabolites of filamentous fungi, significantly impact the animal industry as well...

Epstein-Barr virus, frequently referred to as EBV, is a member of the herpes virus family and one of the most common human viruses. The virus occur...

Noroviruses are responsible for approximately 90% of epidemics worldwide; in particular, non-bacterial outbreaks of gastroenteritis in humans aroun...

Nuclear receptors are involved in various aspects of intracellular signal transduction within a range of tissues and play an important role as regu...

Parvovirus B19 is a childhood infectious disease of global proportions. It is the leading cause of erythema infectiousum, affecting mainly young ag...

Parvovirus B19 is a childhood infectious disease of global proportions. It is the leading cause of erythema infectiousum, affecting mainly young ag...

Probiotics are live micro-organisms that beneficially influence human health. The majority of probiotics are found in the gastrointestinal tract an...

The first part of the book deals with several aspects of different viruses : viral structure, function, replication and interplay between the virus...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the biology, classification and role in disease of protozoa. Topics discussed in...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a unique pathogen with a characteristic hospital epidemiology resulting in colonisation and major infectious complication...

The contents of this book include a variety of information that represents the viewpoints of individuals participating in the eradication effort. T...

Rabies is a viral neuroinvasive disease that causes acute encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in warm-blooded animals. It is zoonotic (i.e., t...

Why do we not have a vaccine for HIV? What are we doing wrong? Every HIV vaccine has failed so far, and public opinion is turning pessimistic again...

Toxoplasmosis is one of the most important food-borne illnesses and foetal maternal inflammatory syndromes. Currently, there is no safe and effecti...

Biotechnology is one of the major technologies of the twenty-first century. Its wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary activities include recombinant DNA...

Retinoic acid (RA) is a signalling molecule involved in many important pathways in every cell. When RA binds to RA receptors and activates them, ce...

Ribosomes are essential protein-RNA complexes that synthesize proteins according to the gene library of the cell in all living organisms. In this b...

The purpose of the book is to present up-to-date summary of the newly detected viruses and to guide clinicians and microbiologists to the relevant ...

Infections associated with either nontyphoid or typhoid Salmonella are a global health concern and are complicated by the increasing prevalence and...

Sepsis is one of the most frequent complications in the surgical patient and one of the leading causes of mortality in intensive care units. During...

In this book, the authors present new research in the study of sex chromosomes. Topics discussed in this compilation include the evolution of mamma...

Swine-origin influenza A (H1N1), better known as swine flu, was declared by the World Health Organization as a global pandemic in June 2009. The hi...

Viral gene expression regulation refers to any of the processes by which cytoplasmic factors influence the differential control of gene action in v...

This book describes the seven different classification of viruses, including their effects on common human diseases (i.e., common cold, chicken pox...

Water microbiology is concerned with the microorganisms that live in the water, or those that can be transported from one habitat to another by wat...

The book represents basic information about viral-caused and viral-like diseases in many weeds. Many scientific reports have demonstrated that weed...

The opening study included in West Nile Virus: Outbreaks, Control and Prevention Strategies aims to design and implement an efficient data-driven a...

Before 1999, the West Nile Virus was unknown in the Western hemisphere. Since then, however, each summer has shown it moving progressively across t...

In late 2015, health officials in Brazil recognized a marked increase in the number of infants born with microcephaly (from Greek, meaning small he...

The bubonic plague, smallpox, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and influenza are some of the worst epidemics/pandemics that afflicted human beings from antiquity...