Cryptococcus [[electronic resource] ] : from human pathogen to model yeast / / edited by Joseph Heitman ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910574099703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC, : ASM Press, c2011
• ISBN: 1-68367-122-8; 1-283-03444-1; 9786613034441; 1-55581-685-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (647 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): HeitmanJoseph
• Disciplina: 579.5/9
• Soggetti: Cryptococcus; Cryptococcaceae
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; SECTION I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES; SECTION II. GENETICS AND GENOMICS; SECTION III. SIGNALING AND VIRULENCE; SECTION IV. ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTIONS AND POPULATION GENETICS; SECTION V. INTERACTIONS WITH THE IMMUNE SYSTEM; SECTION VI. PATHOGENESIS OF CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; SECTION VII. DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, PREVENTION, AND CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Featuring more than 100 expert authors from around the world, this book offers the full range of scientific and clinical perspectives needed to create this unique, comprehensive overview of Cryptococcus. It covers both the Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species, examining in detail the life cycle, pathophysiology, molecular biology, genetics, genomics, epidemiology, immunology, and clinical management of this encapsulated yeast.