Ranaviruses

Lethal Pathogens of Ectothermic Vertebrates

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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This is the first book on ranaviruses. Through the Global Ranavirus Consortium, 24 experts from six countries were organize to write this volume, the first book on ranaviruses. The book begins with a discussion on the global extent of ranaviruses, case histories of infection and disease in ectothermic vertebrates, and current phylogeny.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2015-05-08
Mått155 x 235 x 20 mm
Vikt553 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor246
Upplaga2015
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319137544

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Dr. Matthew J. Gray serves as Associate Professor for the Center for Wildlife Health at the University of Tenessee Department of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries. He is the Director of the Global Ranavirus Consortium.V. Gregory Chinchar is Professor of Microbiology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. He serves as Honorary Advisor to the Global Ranavirus Consortium.

"Matthew J. Gray (Univ. of Tennessee) and V. Gregory Chinchar (Univ of Mississippi) have compiled a comprehensive and thorough treatise on ranaviruses, an understudied group of viruses that infect fish, amphibians, and reptiles. ... This book is an invaluable source for wildlife biologists seeking to understand a potentially important group of viruses and for virologists interested in knowing about the impact of these viruses in the natural world. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners." (M. S. Kainz, Choice, Vol. 53 (3), November, 2015)