Babesia, Theileria, Myxosporida, Microsporida, Bartonellaceae, Anaplasmataceae, Ehrlichia, and Pneumocystis

1st Edition - January 28, 1977
Editor: Julius Kreir
Language: English
eBook ISBN:
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Parasitic Protozoa, Volume IV: Babesia, Theileria, Myxosporida, Microsporida, Bartonellaceae, Anaplasmataceae, Ehrlichia, and Pneumocystis covers a wide range of parasites that produce disease in man and animals. This volume contains 10 chapters; each chapter tackles specific parasitic protozoa species. The first two chapters deal with the classification, morphology, life cycle, host-parasite relationship, and diagnosis of Babesia parasite, with a special emphasis on their occurrence in human and in wild and laboratory animals. The remaining chapters discuss the biological, biochemical, genetic, metabolic, and epidemiological aspects of other parasite species, including Theileria, Myxosporida, Microsporida, Bartonella, Grahamella, Aegyptianella, Eperythrozoon, Haemobartonella, Ehrlichiae, and Pneumocystis. This book is of great value to protozoologists, microbiologists, physicians, veterinarians, and research scientists who are interested in diseases produced by the parasites in man and livestock.

List of Contributors

Preface

Contents of Other Volumes

1. Babesia of Domestic Animals

I. Introduction

II. Morphology and Life Cycle

III. Classification

IV. The Host-Parasite Relationship

V. Diagnosis

VI. Epizootiology

VII. Chemotherapy

VIII. Conclusions

References

2. Babesia in Man and Wild and Laboratory-Adapted Mammals

I. Babesia in Man

II. Babesia in Wild and Laboratory-Adapted Mammals

References

3. Theileria

I. Introduction

II. Morphology and Life Cycle of Theileria parva

III. Systematica and Classification of the Theileriidae

IV. Metabolic, Biochemical, and Genetic Characters

V. Isolation, Preservation, and Cultivation of Theileria

VI. Host-Parasite Interaction

VII. Epidemiology, Distribution, and Control

VIII. Diagnosis

IX. Treatment

References

4. Myxosporida

I. Introduction

II. Life Cycle and Morphology

III. Taxonomic Position

IV. Biochemical Characteristics

V. Cultivation

VI. Host-Parasite Interactions

VII. Epizootiology

VIII. Diagnosis

IX. Treatment

References

5. Microsporida

I. Introduction

II. Morphology and Life Cycles

III. Taxonomic Position

IV. Metabolic and Biochemical Characters

V. Cultivation

VI. Host-Parasite Interactions

VII. Epizootiology

VIII. Diagnosis

References

6. Bartonella and Grahamella

Bartonella

I. History and General Background

II. Definition and Characteristics

III. History

IV. Impact of Chemotherapy and Insecticides: Present Status

V. Terminology

VI. Morphology

VII. Taxonomy

VIII. Biology

IX. Types of Human Infection

X. Experimental Bartonellosis

XI. Pathology and Pathogenesis

XII. Immunology

XIII. Diagnosis

XIV. Treatment

XV. Epidemiology

XVI. Transmission

XVII. Control

Grahamella

XVIII. Historical Review

XIX. Morphology

XX. Taxonomic Position

XXI. Cultivation, Preservation, and Resistance

XXII. Pathogenesis

XXIII. Treatment

XXIV. Epizootiology

References

7. Bovine Anaplasmosis

I. Biological Properties of Anaplasma marginale

II. Antigenic and Serological Studies of Anaplasma marginale

III. Immune Responses

IV. Pathogenesis

V. Diagnosis

VI. Control

References

8. Aegyptianetta, Eperythrozoon, and Haemobartonella

Aegyptianella

I. Introduction

II. Morphology and Systematic Position

III. Biochemical Characteristics

IV. Cultivation

V. Development of the Vertebrate Host

VI. Development in Argasid Ticks

VII. Pathogenesis and Clinical Disease in Fowls

VIII. Epizootiology

IX. Diagnosis

X. Chemotherapy and Chemoprophylaxis

Eperythrozoon and Haemobartonella

XI. Introduction

XII. Morphology

XIII. Taxonomic Position

XIV. Metabolic and Biochemical Characteristics of Eperythrozoon and HaemobartoneUa

XV. Cultivation

XVI. Host-Parasite Interactions

XVII. Epizootiology

XVIII. Diagnosis

XIX. Treatment

References

9. Ehrlichiae

I. Introduction

II. Morphology and Life Cycle

III. Taxonomic Position

IV. Metabolism, Biochemistry, Genetics, and Antigenic Variation

V. Cultivation

VI. Host-Parasite Interactions

VII. Epizootiology

VIII. Diagnosis

IX. Treatment

References

10. Pneumocystis

I. Introduction

II. Historical Perspective

III. Taxonomy

IV. Life Cycle

V. Ultrastructure

VI. Metabolism and Biochemistry

VII. Antigenic Properties

VIII. Cultivation

IX. Laboratory Animal Model

X. Host-Parasite Interactions

XI. Epidemiology

XII. Diagnosis

XIII. Treatment

References

Index