Ehrlichiosis A vector-borne disease of animals and humans
This book is a direct result of a symposium held in December 1988, in Washington, DC, honoring Professor Emeritus Miodrag Ristic for his contributions to rickettsial disease research, in general, and, to ehrlichiosis, in particular. He and his colleagues in the United States Army Medical Research Un...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1990, 1990
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1990 |
| Series: | Current Topics in Veterinary Medicine
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. The historical background and global importance of ehrlichiosis
- Ch. 2. Current status of the in-vitro cultivation of ehrlichiae
- Ch. 3. Ultrastructure of rickettsiae with special emphasis on ehrlichiae
- Ch. 4. Antigenic properties of the ehrlichiae and other rickettsiaceae
- Ch. 5. Biological properties of the genus Ehrlichia: substrate utilization and energy metabolism
- Ch. 6. Biologic and pathogenic properties of Ehrlichia visticii: the etiologic agent of equine monocytic ehrlichiosis
- Ch. 7. Pathophysiology of canine ehrlichiosis
- Ch. 8. Experimental ehrlichiosis in nonhuman primates
- Ch. 9. Human ehrlichiosis in the United States
- Ch. 10. Evolutionary history of chlamydiae: answers for some old questions, no answers for some new ones
- Ch. 11. Recent research findings on cowdriosis
- Ch. 12. Current strategies in research on ehrlichiosis
- Ch. 13. Epilogue
- Index of Subjects