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The editors would like to extend special thanks Dr. Judyth

Sassoon for her contributions to the introduction to World of

Microbiology and Immunology. The editors also wish to

acknowledge Dr. Eric v.d. Luft for his diligent and extensive

research related to the preparation of many difficult biogra-

phies. The editors owe a great debt of thanks to Dr. Brian

Hoyle for his fortitude and expertise in the preparation and

review of a substantial number of articles appearing in World

of Microbiology and Immunology.

The editors gratefully acknowledge the assistance of

many at Gale for their help in preparing World of

Microbiology and Immunology. The editors thank Ms.

Christine Jeryan and Ms. Meggin Condino for their faith in

this project. Special thanks are offered to Ms. Robyn Young

and the Gale Imaging Team for their guidance through the

complexities and difficulties related to graphics. Most direct-

ly, the editors wish to acknowledge and thank the Project

Editor, Mr. Brigham Narins for his good nature, goods eyes,

and intelligent sculptings of World of Microbiology and

Immunology.

The editors dedicate this book to Leslie Moore, M.D.,

James T. Boyd, M.D., E.M. Toler, M.D., and to the memory of

Robert Moore, M.D. Their professional skills and care provid-

ed a safe start in life for generations of children, including our

own.

The editors and authors also dedicate this book to the

countless scientists, physicians, and nurses who labor under

the most dangerous and difficult of field conditions to bring

both humanitarian assistance to those in need, and to advance

the frontiers of microbiology and immunology.

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