Medical Microbiology & Immunology: Examination & Board Review, Eighth Edition

Medical Microbiology & Immunology: Examination & Board Review, Eighth Edition

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The most CONCISE, COMPLETE, UP-TO-DATE, and USER-FRIENDLY review available
* Most frequently updated microbiology review
* High-yield review for courses, exams, and the USMLE
* 600+ USMLE-format sample questions
* Complete USMLE-type exam with all questions in case-based format
* Clinical applications emphasized
* Summaries of important microorganisms for rapid review
* Revised and expanded coverage of HIV, hepatitis viruses, and immunology
* Informative tables and figures

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Univ. of California, San Francisco. Concise review of medically important aspects of microbiology. Covers basic and clinical aspects of bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology, and immunology. Revisions in HIV, hepatitis viruses, and informative tables and figures are included. For exam preparation. Previous edition: c2000. Softcover.

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Microbiology Experiments: A Health Science Perspective

Microbiology Experiments: A Health Science Perspective

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All experiments are correlated to Nester’s Microbiology: A Human Perspective, 4/e, but can be used with any non-majors/allied health microbiology textbook.

Spiral-bound: 352 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 4 edition (February 14, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN: 0072476249

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Microbiology; a Human Perspective

Microbiology; a Human Perspective (OLC)

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Publisher: McGraw Hill; 4th edition (2004)
ISBN: 0072919248

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Appropriate for the non-major/allied health student, this authoritative text carefully explains the fundamentals, providing a general overview of the principles followed by more detailed explanations. With its easy-to-read writing style, Microbiology: A Human Perspective offers modern coverage on such topics as genomics, biofilms, and quorum sensing. A body systems approach is used in the coverage of diseases.

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Monoclonal Antibody Protocols

Monoclonal Antibody Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology)

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Washington State University, Pullman. Methods in the production and use of monoclonal antibodies in biomedical, agricultural, and biological science. Step-by-step protocols for new and established investigators. Plastic comb spiral binding. 36 contributors, 30 U.S.

Hardcover: 264 pages
Publisher: Humana Press; Spiral edition (July 1995)
Language: English
ISBN: 0896033082

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Mycoplasma Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology)

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Kings’ College, London, UK. Laboratory manual providing methods for detection, isolation, identification, and characterization of mycoplasmas, with an emphasis on those of medical and veterinary significance.

Hardcover: 330 pages
Publisher: Humana Press; 1st edition (July 15, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN: 0896035255

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Microbial Physiology, 4th Edition

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“…a useful addition to the library of any teach or researcher in microbiology.” (Biomolecular Engineering, March 2003)

“…expanded and reorganized based upon the rapid growth in the field since the last edition…highly recommended…” (E-Streams, Vol.5, No. 12, December 2002)

“Microbial Physiology (4th ed.) by Moat, Foster, and Spector is much improved compared to previous editions. The graphics in particular are vastly enhanced, making this a very useful book.” (ASM News)

Paperback: 736 pages
Publisher: Wiley-Liss; 4 edition (July 8, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN: 0471394831

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Essential Microbiology

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Essential Microbiology is a comprehensive introductory text aimed at students taking a first course in the subject. Covering all aspects of microbiology, it describes the structure and function of microbes before considering their place in the the living world. The second half of the book focuses on applied aspects such as genetic engineering, industrial microbiology and the control of microorganisms.

Adopting a modern approach and with extensive use of clear comprehensive diagrams, Essential Microbiology explains key topics through the use of definition boxes and end of chapter questions.

This book will be invaluable for undergraduate students in the biological, food and health sciences taking a first course in Microbiology.

A comprehensive introduction covering all aspects of this exciting subject
Includes numerous examples and applications from a wide range of fields
Features definition boxes, key points and self-test questions enhance student understanding
Hardcover: 480 pages
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (August 12, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN: 0471497533

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Microbiology, Fifth Edition (Prescott)

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Prescott, Harley and Klein’s 5th edition provides a balanced, comprehensive introduction to all major areas of microbiology. Because of this balance, Microbiology, 5/e is appropriate for students preparing for careers in medicine, dentistry, nursing, and allied health, as well as research, teaching, and industry. Biology and chemistry are prerequisites. The Fifth Edition has been updated extensively to reflect the latest discoveries in the field.

# Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 5 edition (October 25, 2002)
# Language: English
# ISBN: 0072829052


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E.Coli Gene Expression Protocols

E. coli Gene Expression Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology)
by Peter E. Vaillancourt

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Hardcover: 347 pages
Publisher: Humana Press; 1st edition (October 15, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN: 1588290085

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Applied Molecular Evolution, San Diego, CA. Provides a state-of-the-art collection of tested methods for this gene expression technology and offers researchers tools for success in the emerging fields of functional genomics and proteomics.

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Rapid transfer of exponentially growing E. coli cultures from physiological to low temperatures (10-15 C) has profound consequences on cell physiology: membrane fluidity decreases, which interferes with transport and secretion, the secondary structures of nucleic acids are stabilized, which affect the efficiencies of mRNA transcription/translation and DNA replication, and free ribosomal sub-units and 70S particles accumulate at the expense of polysomes, negatively impacting translation of most cellular mRNAs.

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Molecular cloning: A laboratory manual (Tom Maniatis)

Molecular cloning: A laboratory manual
by Tom Maniatis

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The first two editions of this manual have been mainstays of molecular biology for nearly twenty years, with an unrivalled reputation for reliability, accuracy, and clarity.
In this new edition, authors Joe Sambrook and David Russell have completely updated the book, revising every protocol and adding a mass of new material, to broaden its scope and maintain its unbeatable value for studies in genetics, molecular cell biology, developmental biology, microbiology, neuroscience, and immunology.

Handsomely redesigned and presented in new bindings of proven durability, this three-volume work is essential for everyone using today’s biomolecular techniques.

The opening chapters describe essential techniques, some well-established, some new, that are used every day in the best laboratories for isolating, analyzing and cloning DNA molecules, both large and small.

These are followed by chapters on cDNA cloning and exon trapping, amplification of DNA, generation and use of nucleic acid probes, mutagenesis, and DNA sequencing.

The concluding chapters deal with methods to screen expression libraries, express cloned genes in both prokaryotes and eukaryotic cells, analyze transcripts and proteins, and detect protein-protein interactions.

The Appendix is a compendium of reagents, vectors, media, technical suppliers, kits, electronic resources and other essential information.

As in earlier editions, this is the only manual that explains how to achieve success in cloning and provides a wealth of information about why techniques work, how they were first developed, and how they have evolved.

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Annual Review of Immunology [Vol 24 Apr 2006]

In Brief
Viral immunity: Turning off class switching
Transplantation: Soluble CD154 initiates rejection
Vaccines: Learning from our successes
T-cell memory: Location, location, location

In the news
T-cell vaccine for MS
T-cell memory: Less is more
Regulatory T cells: Getting down to the specifics

In Brief
T cells: De novo generation of IL-17-producing T cells
T-cell development: Life and death with the IAN family

Top of pageReviews
DNA damage: a trigger of innate immunity but a requirement for adaptive immune homeostasis
Yang Xu
This article provides an overview of the mechanisms by which eukaryotic cells sense and respond to chromosomal double-stranded DNA breaks and describes the importance of this response for the development of lymphocytes and the development of effective innate and adaptive immune responses.

MHC class II proteins and disease: a structural perspective
E. Yvonne Jones, Lars Fugger, Jack L. Strominger and Christian Siebold
MHC class II molecules are important factors that contribute to the susceptibility of an individual to autoimmune disease. Jones and colleagues look for clues to their involvement in disease by analysing crystal structures of peptide–MHC-class II complexes.

ITAM-mediated tonic signalling through pre-BCR and BCR complexes
John G. Monroe
This Review describes how tonic signalling — ligand-independent signalling from Ig–Ig-containing receptors, such as the pre-B-cell receptor (pre-BCR) and BCR — differs from ligand-dependent signalling and then outlines recent advances in our understanding of how tonic signalling is initiated and regulated.

Regulatory T cells, tumour immunity and immunotherapy
Weiping Zou
Regulatory T cells have a role in suppressing immune responses against tumours. Here, Weiping Zou reviews the nature of these cells, how they affect current therapeutic protocols and the ways in which their effects can be modified to improve antitumour immunity.

Caspases at the crossroads of immune-cell life and death
Richard M. Siegel
The caspase family has traditionally been divided into two groups: those involved in regulating apoptosis and those involved in regulating inflammation. However, as discussed in this Review, recent data indicate that capases can also regulate immune-cell development, activation and differentiation.

Neural regulation of innate immunity: a coordinated nonspecific host response to pathogens
Esther M. Sternberg
Evidence for crosstalk between the central nervous system and innate immune cells is accumulating. As discussed by Esther Sternberg, neural factors that first amplify and then temper pro-inflammatory responses have a crucial role in pathogen defence and in preventing toxic shock.

Top of pagePerspective
Opinion
Diversification of T-helper-cell lineages: finding the family root of IL-17-producing cells
Chen Dong
Chen Dong proposes that the recently identified subset of CD4+ T cells that produce interleukin-17 represent a distinct lineage of inflammatory T helper (TH) cells that develop independently of the cytokines and transcription factors that regulate TH1- and TH2-cell differentiation.

Correspondence
Glucocorticoid treatment of patients with SARS: implications for mechanisms of immunopathology
Nirmal S. Panesar

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Nature Reviews Immunology October [2006 Vol 6 No. 10 Full issue]

In Brief
Apoptosis: Death by granzyme B
Mast cells: Mast cells and TReg cells join forces
Haematopoiesis: Refining mixed-lineage progenitors

In the news
Armed T cells attack cancer
HIV: Relief for tired T cells

In Brief

Top of pageReviews
Article series: Tumour immunology

Cancer despite immunosurveillance: immunoselection and immunosubversion
Laurence Zitvogel, Antoine Tesniere and Guido Kroemer
Although there are numerous immune mechanisms that destroy cancer precursors, the selection of tumour cells that are poorly immunogenic and that can subvert the immune response is crucial to the development of cancer. How these processes are linked is discussed in this Review.

Receptor editing in lymphocyte development and central tolerance
David Nemazee
This Review article discusses the importance of secondary gene rearrangements in the alteration of antigen-receptor specificity by B cells and T cells, and describes how this process is facilitated by the different genomic organization of the loci that encode the two antigen-receptor chains.

Competence and competition: the challenge of becoming a long-lived plasma cell
Andreas Radbruch, Gwendolin Muehlinghaus, Elke O. Luger, Ayako Inamine, Kenneth G. C. Smith, Thomas Dörner and Falk Hiepe
How does the immune system remember? The elegant system by which plasmablasts specific for 'new' pathogens compete with plasma cells specific for 'old' pathogens to gain access to survival niches ensures that the humoral immune system adapts to newly encountered antigens but does not forget those previously encountered.

Reciprocal regulation between natural killer cells and autoreactive T cells
Fu-Dong Shi and Luc Van Kaer
An appreciation of the crosstalk between cells of the innate and the adaptive immune system is increasingly important for understanding both health and disease. As highlighted here, reciprocal regulation between natural killer cells and autoreactive T cells can influence all stages of autoimmune disease.

Immunological mechanisms of allergen-specific immunotherapy
Mark Larché, Cezmi A. Akdis and Rudolf Valenta
Allergen-specific immunotherapy can ameliorate the symptoms of allergic diseases and has shown long-lasting benefits. Recent work discussed in this Review indicates that the beneficial effects result from immunomodulation, including a switch to IgG responses and induction of regulatory T cells.

Adipocytokines: mediators linking adipose tissue, inflammation and immunity
Herbert Tilg and Alexander R. Moschen
Adipose tissue produces several inflammatory mediators, including the adipocytokines adiponectin, leptin and resistin. Here, recent advances in our understanding of the role of these adipocytokines in inflammation and immunity are discussed, highlighting the importance of these mediators in obesity-associated diseases.

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Opinion

B-cell memory: are subsets necessary?
David Tarlinton
In this Opinion article, a new model for the generation and the maintenance of memory B cells is proposed. The model involves these cells being continuously produced by the germinal centre throughout an immune response, with B cells that are produced later in the response being fitter and therefore having a survival advantage.

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