Research Catalog

Title

Pathogen genomics : impact on human health / edited by Karen Joy Shaw.

Publication

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2002], ©2002.

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Details

Additional Authors

Shaw, Karen Joy.

Description

xv, 309 pages : illustrations (some color); 26 cm.

Series Statement

Infectious disease

Uniform Title

Infectious disease (Totowa, N.J.)

Subject

• DNA microarrays
• Fungal gene expression
• Gene expression
• Genomics
• Microbial genetics
• Microbiological Phenomena > genetics
• Pathogenic microorganisms

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Antiviral Drug Target Discovery with DNA Microarrays / Klaus Fruh and Peter Ghazal -- 2. Chipping Away at HIV Pathogenesis / Steffney Elise Rought, Roman Sasik and Davey Mitchell Smith / [et al.] -- 3. Microarray Analysis of Human Papillomavirus Pathogenesis / Yijan Elaine Chang and Laimonis A. Laimins -- 4. Ribozymes as Gene Therapeutic Agents for HIV/AIDS: A Potential Paradigm Shift / Gregory C. Fanning, Janet L. Macpherson and Geoff Symonds -- 5. Genomics and New Technologies Applied to Antibacterial Drug Discovery / Donald T. Moir -- 6. Genomics of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex and BCG Vaccines / Marcel A. Behr and Stephen V. Gordon -- 7. Bacterial "Genes-to-Screens" in the Post-Genomic Era / Michael J. Pucci, John F. Barrett and Thomas J. Dougherty -- 8. DNA Microarray Expression Analysis in Antibacterial Drug Discovery / Brian J. Morrow and Karen Joy Shaw --
• 9. The Influence of Genomics on the Molecular Epidemiology of Nosocomial Pathogens / Richard V. Goering -- 10. Borrelia Genomics as a Tool for Studying Pathogenesis and Vaccine Development / Alireza Shamaei-Tousi and Sven Bergstrom -- 11. Antifungal Target Discovery and Evaluation: Lessons from Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Beth DiDomenico and Scott S. Walker -- 12. Antifungal Drug Discovery: Old Drugs, New Tools / Marianne D. De Backer, Walter H. M. L. Luyten and Hugo F. Vanden Bossche -- 13. Cryptococcus neoformans: A Molecular Model for the Study of Fungal Pathogenesis and Drug Discovery in the Genomic Era / Jennifer K. Lodge and John R. Perfect -- 14. Antifungal Target Selection in Aspergillus nidulans: Using Bioinformatics to Make the Difference / Rosanna Pena-Muralla, Patricia Ayoubi and Marcia Graminha / [et al.] -- 15. Functional Genomics of Histoplasma capsulatum: Dimorphism and Virulence / Glenmore Shearer, Jr. --
• 16. Gene Finding in Coccidioides immitis: Searching for Immunogenic Proteins / Theo N. Kirkland and Garry T. Cole -- 17. Toxoplasma gondii: A Model for Evolutionary Genomics and Chemotherapy / Jessica C. Kissinger, Michael J. Crawford and David S. Roos / [et al.] -- 18. The Molecular Biology and Pathogenicity of Entamoeba histolytica / Barbara J. Mann and Brendan J. Loftus.

ISBN

1588290263 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2002017200

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries