Virology

Principles and Applications

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

Av John B. Carter, Venetia A. Saunders, UK) Carter, John (Liverpool John Moores University, UK) Saunders, Venetia (Liverpool John Moores University

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The second edition of Virology is an accessible introduction designed to enable students to understand the principles of virus structure, replication and genetics. The aim of this book is to help the reader appreciate the relevance of virology in the modern world, including the fields of vaccines, anti-viral drugs and cancer. There is also a chapter on prions. The second edition has been extensively revised and updated to reflect the many developments in virology and offers deeper insights into the subject. Newly-discovered viruses are discussed and there is an additional chapter on the influenza virus.

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Utgivningsdatum2013-03-08
Mått198 x 259 x 23 mm
Vikt1 066 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor394
Upplaga2
FörlagJohn Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN9781119991434

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Preface to Second Edition xixPreface to First Edition xxiAbbreviations Used in This Book xxiiiGreek Letters Used in This Book xxviiColor Coding for Molecules xxixChapter 1 Viruses and Their Importance 1Chapter 2 Methods Used in Virology 9Chapter 3 Virus Structure 27Chapter 4 Virus Transmission 45Chapter 5 Attachment and Entry of Viruses into Cells 55Chapter 6 Transcription, Translation, and Transport 65Chapter 7 Virus Genome Replication 83Chapter 8 Assembly and Exit of Virions from Cells 93Chapter 9 Outcomes of Infection for the Host 101Chapter 10 Classification and Nomenclature of Viruses 115Chapter 11 Herpesviruses (and Other dsDNA Viruses) 121Chapter 12 Parvoviruses (and Other ssDNA Viruses) 135Chapter 13 Reoviruses (and Other dsRNA Viruses) 145Chapter 14 Picornaviruses (and Other Plus-Strand RNA Viruses) 155Chapter 15 Rhabdoviruses (and Other Minus-Strand RNA Viruses) 169Chapter 16 Influenza Virus 183Chapter 17 Retroviruses 195Chapter 18 Human Immunodeficiency Viruses 207Chapter 19 Hepadnaviruses (and Other Reverse-Transcribing DNA Viruses) 223Chapter 20 Bacterial Viruses 237Chapter 21 Origins and Evolution of Viruses 263Chapter 22 Emerging Viruses 277Chapter 23 Viruses and Cancer 289Chapter 24 Survival of Infectivity 301Chapter 25 Virus Vaccines 307Chapter 26 Anti-viral Drugs 315Chapter 27 Prions 327Virologists’ Vocabulary 335Index 347