Books in the Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis series

Chlamydia pneumoniae is a bacteria that is most commonly known for causing colds and pneumonia. pneumoniae and atherosclerosis, a clogging of the arteries that causes heart attack and stroke.

The use of recreational drugs of abuse by large numbers of individuals in this country and abroad has aroused serious concerns about the consequences of this activity.

The volume brings together all of the latest research on this pathogen, the interest in which is rapidly growing. There have been major new developments in this field, including the publication of three whole genome sequences and the discovery of a developmental cycle and novel cyst-like highly infectious form.

The volume brings together all of the latest research on this pathogen, the interest in which is rapidly growing. There have been major new developments in this field, including the publication of three whole genome sequences and the discovery of a developmental cycle and novel cyst-like highly infectious form.

The use of recreational drugs of abuse by large numbers of individuals in this country and abroad has aroused serious concerns about the consequences of this activity.

Paradise Herman Friedman Mauro Bendinelli vii Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Molecular Approaches to Determine Composition of the Biota . Role of the Host in Determining the Composition of the Biota .

DNA tumor viruses have long been useful experimental models of carcinogenesis and have elucidated several important mechanisms of cell transformation.

Biomedical scientists widely acknowledge that individuals' immune respon siveness is important in resistance to infections by microorganisms, including fungi.