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1 online resource (580 pages) |
| Contents |
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- pt. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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 -- pt. 4. Replication patterns of specific viruses -- ch. 14. Replication of positive-sense RNA viruses -- ch. 15. Replication strategies of RNA viruses requiring RNA-directed mRNA transcription as the first step in viral gene expression -- ch. 16. Replication strategies of small and medium-sized DNA viruses -- ch. 17. Replication of some nuclear-replicating eukaryotic DNA viruses with large genomes -- ch. 18. Replication of cytoplasmic DNA viruses and "large" bacteriophages -- ch. 19. Retroviruses : converting RNA to DNA -- ch. 20. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIN-1) and related lentiviruses -- ch. 21. Hepadnaviruses : variations on the retrovirus theme -- pt. 5. Viruses : new approaches and new problems -- ch. 22. The molecular genetics of viruses -- ch. 23. Molecular pathogenesis -- ch. 24. Viral bioinformatics and beyond -- ch. 25. Viruses and the future : problems and promises -- Appendix : Resource center -- Technical glossary -- Index |
| Summary |
Ideal for the student seeking a solid understanding of the basic principles in this rapidly developing field, this best-selling text offers a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of virology. Featuring an enhanced art program now in full-color, the new edition has been updated throughout.:.; New edition incorporates additional reading suggestions, expanded review questions, chapter outlines and full-colour artwork.; Contains new chapters dealing with viruses and cancer, generation and use of recombinant viruses and virus-like particles, viral evolution, network biology and viruses |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Viruses.
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Virus diseases.
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Virology.
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Medical virology.
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Viruses
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Virus Diseases
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Virology
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Medical virology
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Virology
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Virus diseases
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Viruses
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hewlett, Martinez J
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Bloom, David C
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| ISBN |
9781444308891 |
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1444308890 |
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