Molecular detection of human parasitic pathogens [electronic resource] / edited by Dongyou Liu.

Traditionally, laboratory identification of parasites has relied upon various phenotypic procedures that detect their morphological, biological, and immunological features. Because these procedures tend to be time-consuming and technically demanding, molecular methods based on nucleic acid amplifica...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Liu, Dongyou
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2012.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introductory Remarks; Chapter 2. Acanthamoeba; Chapter 3. Balamuthia; Chapter 4. Blastocystis; Chapter 5. Dientamoeba; Chapter 6. Entamoeba; Chapter 7. Giardia; Chapter 8. Leishmania; Chapter 9. Naegleria; Chapter 10. Pentatrichomonas; Chapter 11. Trichomonas; Chapter 12. Trypanosoma; Chapter 13. Babesia; Chapter 14. Balantidium; Chapter 15. Cryptosporidium; Chapter 16. Cyclospora; Chapter 17. Isospora; Chapter 18. Plasmodium; Chapter 19. Sarcocystis; Chapter 20. Toxoplasma; Chapter 21. Diphyllobothrium.
  • Chapter 22. Dipylidium
  • Chapter 23. Echinococcus and Echinococcosis; Chapter 24. Hymenolepis; Chapter 25. Mesocestoides; Chapter 26. Spirometra; Chapter 27. Taenia; Chapter 28. Clonorchis; Chapter 29. Dicrocoelium; Chapter 30. Echinostomes; Chapter 31. Fasciola; Chapter 32. Fasciolopsis; Chapter 33. Gastrodiscoides; Chapter 34. Haplorchis.
  • Chapter 43. Ancylostoma
  • Chapter 44. Angiostrongylus; Chapter 45. Anisakis; Chapter 46. Ascaris; Chapter 47. Baylisascaris; Chapter 48. Brugia; Chapter 49. Capillaria; Chapter 50. Dioctophyme; Chapter 51. Dirofilaria; Chapter 52. Dracunculus; Chapter 53. Enterobius; Chapter 54. Gnathostoma; Chapter 55. Haemonchus; Chapter 56. Loa; Chapter 57. Mansonella; Chapter 58. Marshallagia; Chapter 59. Necator; Chapter 60. Oesophagostomum; Chapter 61. Onchocerca; Chapter 62. Pseudoterranova and Contracaecum; Chapter 63. Strongyloides; Chapter 64. Syphacia; Chapter 65. Thelazia.
  • Chapter 66. Toxocara
  • Chapter 67. Trichinella; Chapter 68. Trichostrongylus; Chapter 69. Trichuris; Chapter 70. Wuchereria; Chapter 71. Argasidae (Soft Ticks); Chapter 72. Demodex (Hair Follicle Mite); Chapter 73. Dermanyssus, Ornithonyssus, and Trombicula (Red, Fowl, and Harvest Mites); Chapter 74. Ixodidae (Hard Ticks); Chapter 75. Pyroglyphidae and Glycyphagidae (House Dust and Storage Mites); Chapter 76. Sarcoptes (Itch Mite); Chapter 77. Calliphoridae, Oestridae, and Sarcophagidae (Myiasis-Causing Flies); Chapter 78. Cimex (Bedbug); Chapter 79. Pediculus (Body and Head Lice).
  • Chapter 80. Phthirus (Crab Louse)
  • Chapter 81. Pulex, Xenopsylla, and Ctenocephalides (Human, Rat, and Dog/Cat Fleas); Chapter 82. Tunga (Jigger Flea); Chapter 83. Armillifer, Linguatula, and Porocephalus (Tongue Worms).