Publisher's Synopsis
In this work, researchers from government, academia and industry present information on microbial pathogenesis and vaccine development vis-a-vis the immune response. The study also covers pathogens of different classes, including viral and protozoal pathogenesis, as well as mechanisms of microbial adhesion and invasion, minigenes, the nature of cell receptors for pathogens, cytokines, and functionally different T cells as well as the dynamics of interaction between pathogen and defense systems.