Parasitic Protozoa of Farm Animals and Pets

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Florin-Christensen, Monica (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Schnittger, Leonhard (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Veterinary medicine.; Parasitology.; Medical microbiology.; Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science.; Medical Microbiology.

This book provides an in-depth yet concise overview of the most common and emerging protozoa that cause diseases in both farm animals and companion animals. As outlined in the concise introduction, pathogenic protozoans represent an evolutionary highly diverse and little understood group of disease-...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction into Parasitic Protozoa
• Cryptosporidium
• Eimeria
• Sarcocystis
• Neospora
• Toxoplasma
• Besnoitia
• Theileria in Ruminants
• Babesia in Domestic Ruminants
• Babesia of Domestic Dogs
• Equine Piroplasmids
• Trypanosoma
• Leishmania
• Trichomonas
• Amoebae.-Genomics and Genetic Manipulation of Protozoan Parasites Affecting Farm Animals.