Principles of Insect Pathology (World Bibliographical Series; 17) - Hardcover

Boucias, Drion G.; Pendland, Jacquelyn C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 041203591X ISBN 13: 9780412035913

Publisher: Springer, 1998

Synopsis

Principles of Insect Pathology, a text written from a pathological viewpoint, is intended for graduate-level students and researchers with a limited background in microbiology and in insect diseases. The book explains the importance of insect diseases and illuminates the complexity and diversity of insect-microbe relationships. Separate sections are devoted to

• the major insect pathogens, their characteristics, and their life cycles
• the homology that exists among invertebrate, vertebrate, and plant pathogens
• the humoral and cellular defense systems of the host insect as well as the evasive and suppressive activities of insect disease agents
• the structure and function of passive barriers
• the heterogeneity in host susceptibility to insect diseases and associated toxins
• the mechanisms regulating the spread and persistence of diseases in insects.

Principles of Insect Pathology combines the disciplines of microbiology (virology, bacteriology, mycology, protozoology), pathology, and immunology within the context of the insect host, providing a format which is understandable to entomologists, microbiologists, and comparative pathologists.

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Review

`...the treatment is modern and mainly uses computerized information. The rich compilation of actually used terminology...will help molecular biologists and biochemists understand insect pathology- et vice versa. ...recommend the book as a "door opener" to modern insect pathology provided that it is used in conjunction with a classical text book on insect pathology.' European Journal of Entomology, 97 (2000)

Synopsis

This textbook is designed to compile general microbiology, insect pathology, microbial control, and epizootiology of insect diseases into a format which is understandable to the graduate entomology student, who typically has little or no background in microbiology. It is a teaching textbook providing introductory material, extensive presentation of the microbe-insect interaction, and details on the identification, symptomatology, and isolation of insect diseases. This book should be of interest to graduate entomologists and students taking courses in insect pathology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 041203591X
• ISBN 13: 9780412035913
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 565