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Parasites and Pathogens of Insects
Pathogens
1st Edition - July 29, 1993
Editors: Nancy E. Beckage, Stephen A. Thompson, B. A. Federici
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780120844425
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Both volumes of Parasites and Pathogens of Insects provide in-depth coverage of the interface between insect parasites and pathogens and hosts, and explore the relationships betwee…Read more
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Both volumes of Parasites and Pathogens of Insects provide in-depth coverage of the interface between insect parasites and pathogens and hosts, and explore the relationships between these partners. They emphasize biochemical and molecular interactions, basic biology, and the roles of hormones, receptors, and other cellular components in modulating interactions between host insects and attacking agents. These topics also are assessed in relation to biotechnology and biological control. In the short term, these volumes fill a void in current literature by emphasizing basic interactions at the biochemical and molecular levels. In the long term, these interactions may provide avenues for exploitation to enhance the rate of "beneficial" parasitism or to reduce the rates of disease transmission and infection of vertebrate hosts.
Presents the latest information on insect parasites and pathogens
Describes biochemical and molecular host-parasite and host-pathogen relationships
Covers mechanisms of insect pathogenicity and resistance
Provides exceptional breadth of coverage and authoritative reviews
Special topics
Transposable elements in insect pathogens
Co-evolution and gene transfer between hosts and invaders
Biological control
R.J. Akhurst and G.B. Dunphy, Tripartite Interactions between Symbiotically Associated Entomopathogenic Bacteria, Nematodes, and Their Insect Hosts. I. Faye and D. Hultmark, The Insect Immune Proteins and the Regulation of Their Genes. P.V. Pietrantonio, B.A. Federici, and S.S. Gill, Interaction of Bacillus thuringiensis Endotoxins with the Insect Midgut Epithelium. B.A. Federici, Viral Pathobiology in Relation to Insect Control. C.A. Charlton and L.E. Volkman, Baculoviruses, Vertebrate Viruses, and Cytoskeletons. B.G. Corsaro, M. Gijzen, P. Wang, and R.R. Granados, Baculovirus Enhancing Proteins as Determinants of Viral Pathogenesis. P.D. Friesen, Invertebrate Transposable Elements in the Baculovirus Genome: Characterization and Significance. R.E. Hawtin and R.D. Possee, Genetic Manipulation of the Baculovirus Genome for Insect Pest Control. J.R. Fuxa, Insect Resistance to Viruses. R. St. Leger, Biology and Mechanismsof Insect-Cuticle Invasion of Deuteromycete Fungal Pathogens. W.M. Brooks, Host-Parasitoid-Pathogen Interactions.
No. of pages: 294
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: July 29, 1993
Imprint: Academic Press
Hardback ISBN: 9780120844425
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Nancy E. Beckage
Affiliations and expertise
University of California, Department of Entomology, Riverside, USA
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Stephen A. Thompson
Affiliations and expertise
Medical Director, EMMC Sports Health
Eastern Maine Medical Center