Review of "Cryptosporidium and cryptosporidiosis" by Ronald Fayer and Lihua Xiao (eds.)

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  • RC Andrew Thompson
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Book details Fayer R, Xiao L, (eds): Cryptosporidium and Cryptosporidiosis Taylor and Francis; 2008:560. ISBN 13:978-1-4200-5226-8 Review With the tremendous upsurge in research activity on Cryptosporidium in the mid 1990's, the only comprehensive reference work available at the time was the first edition of this book. As such, it became the 'bible' for many researchers starting out on investigations on this remarkable parasite, and stood the test of time for many years. Today, the volume of research articles on Cryptosporidium is enormous and not surprisingly, for an edited text to provide a comprehensive and up to date resource that is representative of current developments is a tall order! The chapters on genomics and biochemistry are valuable additions, and the host assemblage chapters provide a useful resource. However, I do not feel this second edition will find its place on as many of the bookshelves of Cryptosporidium researchers as did the first edition. Why? The field is moving so quickly that this new edition cannot be said to reflect the current status in some fields of Cryptosporidium research. The most recent literature cited is two years old, although, I know from personal experience with edited volumes how difficult it is to ensure that the final publication is up-to-date in such a fast moving field. However, recent developments in surface receptors, the host parasite interface, developmental biology, phylogenetic affinities and how these relate to Cryptosporidium's unique biology, are given only cursory mention but are likely to dominate thinking over the next few years, which promise to be an exciting period of Cryptosporidium research.

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  • Parasites & Vectors

دوره 1  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2008