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Giardia and Cryptosporidium: from molecules to disease

Giardia and Cryptosporidium are both parasites of considerable global interest due to the gastrointestinal problems the organisms can cause in humans as well as domestic and wild animals. This book presents a comprehensive overview of recent research. Chapters discuss topics from taxonomy, nomenclature and evolution to molecular epidemiology, advances in diagnostics and zoonotic, human and animal health issues.

Chapters

Chapter 25 February 2009

The impact of Giardia on science and society.
Authors:
  • R. C. A. Thompson
Pages:
1-11
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Cryptosporidium in cattle: from observing to understanding.
Authors:
  • R. Fayer,
  • M. Santín,
  • J. M. Trout
Pages:
12-24
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Names do matter.
Authors:
  • D. D. Bowman
Pages:
25-30
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Centenary of the genus Cryptosporidium: from morphological to molecular species identification.
Authors:
  • J. Šlapeta
Pages:
31-50
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Molecular epidemiology of human cryptosporidiosis in developing countries.
Authors:
  • L. Xiao
Pages:
51-64
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Molecular epidemiology and typing of non-human isolates of Cryptosporidium.
Authors:
  • U. M. Ryan,
  • L. Xiao
Pages:
65-80
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Insights into the molecular detection of Giardia duodenalis: implications for epidemiology.
Authors:
  • S. M. Cacciò,
  • M. Lalle,
  • R. Beck,
  • E. Pozio
Pages:
81-93
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Wildlife with Giardia: villain, or victim and vector?
Authors:
  • S. J. Kutz,
  • R. C. A. Thompson,
  • L. Polley
Pages:
94-106
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Chapter 25 February 2009

The role of livestock in the foodborne transmission of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. to humans.
Authors:
  • B. R. Dixon
Pages:
107-122
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Chapter 25 February 2009

The risk of zoonotic genotypes of Cryptosporidium spp. in watersheds.
Authors:
  • H. O. Mohammed,
  • S. E. Wade
Pages:
123-130
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Clinical presentation in Cryptosporidium-infected patients.
Authors:
  • L. M. Kortbeek
Pages:
131-137
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium and Giardia infections.
Authors:
  • P. R. Hunter
Pages:
138-146
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Advances in diagnosis: is microscopy still the benchmark?
Authors:
  • R. M. Chalmers
Pages:
147-157
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Control of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in surface water by disinfection.
Authors:
  • T. M. Hargy,
  • J. L. Clancy,
  • L. P. Landry
Pages:
158-178
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Towards methods for detecting UV-induced damage in individual Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis oocysts by immunofluorescence microscopy.
Authors:
  • H. V. Smith,
  • B. H. Al-Adhami,
  • R. A. B. Nichols,
  • J. R. Kusel,
  • J. O'Grady
Pages:
179-197
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Effect of environmental and conventional water treatment processes on waterborne Cryptosporidium oocysts.
Authors:
  • B. King,
  • A. Keegan,
  • C. Saint,
  • P. Monis
Pages:
198-209
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Methods for genotyping and subgenotyping Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts isolated during water and food monitoring.
Authors:
  • H. V. Smith,
  • R. A. B. Nichols,
  • L. Connelly,
  • C. B. Sullivan
Pages:
210-226
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Intervention in waterborne disease.
Authors:
  • G. Nichols,
  • I. R. Lake,
  • R. M. Chalmers,
  • G. Bentham,
  • F. C. D. Harrison,
  • P. R. Hunter,
  • S. Kovats,
  • C. Grundy,
  • S. Anthony,
  • H. Lyons,
  • M. Agnew,
  • C. Proctor
Pages:
227-237
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Occurrence and control of Naegleria fowleri in drinking water wells.
Authors:
  • C. P. Gerba,
  • B. L. Blair,
  • P. Sarkar,
  • K. R. Bright,
  • R. C. MacLean,
  • F. Marciano-Cabral
Pages:
238-247
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Environmental factors influencing the survival of Cyclospora cayetanensis.
Authors:
  • Y. R. Ortega
Pages:
248-254
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Recent advances in the developmental biology and life cycle of Cryptosporidium.
Authors:
  • N. S. Hijjawi,
  • A. C. Boxell,
  • R. C. A. Thompson
Pages:
255-265
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Basic biology of Giardia lamblia: further studies on median body and funis.
Authors:
  • M. Benchimol
Pages:
266-283
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Giardia intestinalis: a microaerophilic parasite with mitochondrial ancestry.
Authors:
  • G. León-Avila,
  • J. M. Hernández,
  • J. Tovar
Pages:
284-291
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Cytoskeleton-based lipid transport in a parasitic protozoan, Giardia lamblia.
Authors:
  • C. Castillo,
  • Y. Hernandez,
  • S. Roychowdhury,
  • S. Das
Pages:
292-308
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Signalling during Giardia differentiation.
Authors:
  • T. Lauwaet,
  • F. D. Gillin
Pages:
309-319
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Preliminary analysis of the Cryptosporidium muris genome.
Authors:
  • G. Widmer,
  • E. London,
  • L. Zhang,
  • G. Ge,
  • S. Tzipori,
  • J. M. Carlton,
  • J. C. da Silva
Pages:
320-327
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Proteomic analyses in Giardia.
Authors:
  • D. Palm,
  • S. G. Svärd
Pages:
328-343
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Proteomic and genomic approaches to understanding the 'power plant' of Cryptosporidium.
Authors:
  • L. Putignani,
  • S. J. Sanderson,
  • C. Russo,
  • J. Kissinger,
  • D. Menichella,
  • J. M. Wastling
Pages:
344-359
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Energy metabolism and carbon flow in Cryptosporidium parvum.
Authors:
  • G. Zhu
Pages:
360-368
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Chapter 25 February 2009

The surface protein repertoires of Cryptosporidium spp. and other apicomplexans.
Authors:
  • T. J. Templeton
Pages:
369-381
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Giardan: structure, synthesis, regulation and inhibition.
Authors:
  • K. Scedilla˜ener,
  • H. van Keulen,
  • E. L. Jarroll
Pages:
382-397
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Protein kinase C in Giardia duodenalis: a family affair.
Authors:
  • M. L. Bazán-Tejeda,
  • R. Argüello-García,
  • R. M. Bermúdez-Cruz,
  • M. Robles-Flores,
  • G. Ortega-Pierres
Pages:
398-408
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Secretory granule biogenesis and the organization of membrane compartments via SNARE proteins in Giardia lamblia.
Authors:
  • E. V. Elías,
  • N. Gottig,
  • R. Quiroga,
  • H. D. Luján
Pages:
409-417
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Molecular mechanisms of Cryptosporidium-induced host actin cytoskeleton dynamics.
Authors:
  • S. P. O'Hara,
  • X. M. Chen,
  • N. F. LaRusso
Pages:
418-427
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Pathogenic mechanisms in giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis.
Authors:
  • A. G. Buret
Pages:
428-441
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) in immunological control of cryptosporidial infection.
Authors:
  • N. Choudhry,
  • M. Bajaj-Elliott,
  • V. McDonald
Pages:
442-450
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Immune response to Giardia infection: lessons from animal models.
Authors:
  • S. M. Singer,
  • J. Kamda
Pages:
451-462
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Chapter 25 February 2009

Drug treatment and novel drug targets against Giardia and Cryptosporidium.
Authors:
  • J. F. Rossignol
Pages:
463-482
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