| Description |
xxvi, 440 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Virology and Viral Disease -- Ch. 1. Introduction - The Impact of Viruses on Our View of Life -- Ch. 2. An Outline of Virus Replication and Viral Pathogenesis -- Ch. 3. Virus Disease in Populations and Individual Animals -- Ch. 4. Patterns of Some Viral Diseases of Humans -- Pt. II. Basic Properties of Viruses and Virus-Cell Interaction -- Ch. 5. Virus Structure and Classification -- Ch. 6. The Beginning and End of the Virus Replication Cycle -- Ch. 7. Host Immune Response to Viral Infection: The Nature of the Vertebrate Immune Response -- Ch. 8. Strategies to Protect Against and Combat Viral Infection -- Pt. III. Working with Virus -- Ch. 9. Visualization and Enumeration of Virus Particles -- Ch. 10. Replicating and Measuring Biological Activity of Viruses -- Ch. 11. Physical and Chemical Manipulation of the Structural Components of Viruses -- Ch. 12. Characterization of Viral Products Expressed in the Infected Cell -- Ch. 13. Viruses Use Cellular Processes to Express Their Genetic Information -- Ch. 14. The Molecular Genetics of Viruses -- Pt. IV. Replication Patterns of Specific Viruses -- Ch. 15. Replication of Positive-Sense RNA Viruses -- Ch. 16. Replication Strategies of RNA Viruses Requiring RNA-directed mRNA Transcription as the First Step in Viral Gene Expression -- Ch. 17. Replication Strategies of Small and Medium-sized DNA Viruses -- Ch. 18. Replication of Some Nuclear Replicating Eukaryotic DNA Viruses with Large Genomes -- Ch. 19. Replication of Cytoplasmic DNA Viruses and "Large" Bacteriophages -- Ch. 20. Retroviruses: Converting RNA to DNA -- Ch. 21. Hepadnaviruses: Variations on the Retrovirus Theme -- Ch. 22. Viruses and the Future - Promises and Problems |
| Summary |
"Basic Virology is the essential introductory text for the student or for the researcher who needs a solid foundation in virology and its relationship to modern biology. This accessible text focuses on the fundamentals of virology while stressing the basic concepts of molecular biology and immunology."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
Microbiology |
| Notes |
Previous ed. published by: Oxford : Blackwell Science, 1999 |
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Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
"Basic Virology is the essential introductory text for the student or for the researcher who needs a solid foundation in virology and its relationship to modern biology. This accessible text focuses on the fundamentals of virology while stressing the basic concepts of molecular biology and immunology."--BOOK JACKET |
| Subject |
Viruses.
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Virus diseases.
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Medical virology.
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Virology.
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Virus Replication.
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Viruses -- pathogenicity.
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Virus Diseases -- virology.
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Genome, Viral.
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| Author |
Hewlett, Martinez J. (Martinez Joseph), 1942-
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| LC no. |
2002155173 |
| ISBN |
1405103469 paperback |
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