Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Reviewers; Contents; Editors and Contributors; 1 Vaccinia Virus Protein C6: A Multifunctional Interferon Antagonist; Abstract; Introduction; Interferons; Protein C6; Other Inhibitors of IFN Encoded by VACV; Summary; Acknowledgements; References; 2 Significance of Vi Negative Isolates of Salmonella Enterica Serovar Typhi; Abstract; Introduction; Vi Antigen; Vi Negative S. Typhi; Naturally Occurring Vi Negative S. Typhi; How We Can Explain This Difference in Reports?; Pathogenesis of Vi Positive and Vi Negative S. Typhi

Structural Analysis of Lipopolysaccharides of Vi Positive and Vi Negative S. TyphiPreparation of Conjugate Vaccines Effective Against Both Vi Negative and Vi Positive S. Typhi; Concluding Remarks; References; 3 Changing Trend of Infectious Diseases in Nepal; Abstract; Introduction; Infectious Diseases in the Past; Water and Food-Borne Infection; Diarrheal Diseases; Typhoid Fever; Viral Hepatitis (A and E); Air Borne Infections; Acute Respiratory Infection; Tuberculosis; STH and Other Infections; Rabies; Ocular Infections; Helicobacter Pylori Infection; Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)

Endemic Vector-Borne InfectionsJapanese Encephalitis (JE); Malaria; Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala Azar); Lymphatic Filariasis; Opportunistic Infections; Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI); Zoonotic Helminthes Infections; Emerging Infections; Issues of Bacterial Drug Resistance; Double-Triple Burden of Disease; Conclusions; References; 4 NGSPanPipe: A Pipeline for Pan-genome Identification in Microbial Strains from Experimental Reads; Abstract; Introduction; Approaches for Identification of Pan-genome; Prerequisites for NGSPanPipe; Input Parameters for NGSPanPipe

Validation of NGSPanPipe with Simulated Reads from the Genome of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis StrainsOutput Files Generated from NGSPanPipe; Significance of NGSPanPipe; Profile Statistics; Concluding Remarks; Availability; Acknowledgments; References; 5 Potential Treatment Options in a Post-antibiotic Era; Abstract; Introduction; Possible Treatment Options; Novel Antimicrobials and Alternatives; Herbal Products; Improved Vaccine Development; Novel Approaches to Vaccine Development for Bacteria; Bacteriophage Therapy; Phage enzymes; Improvements in Biosecurity

Full Continual Disinfection ProgramResistance to disinfectants; Quaternary Ammonium Compound Resistance Genes; Link Between Antibiotic and Disinfectant Resistance; Conclusions; References; 6 Encapsulation of Theophylline in Gelatin A-Pectin Complex Coacervates; Abstract; Introduction; Experimental Design; Materials; Methods; Optimization of Gelatin a to Pectin Ratio; Optimization of PH; Preparation of Neat Cross-Linked Coacervate Complex; Swelling Study; Microencapsulation of Theophylline; Calibration Curve of Theophylline; Encapsulation Efficiency; Characterization and Testing