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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Cann, Alan. Principles of molecular virology. Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier Academic Press, ©2005 (DLC) 2005279896 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Alan Cann |
ISBN: | 0080470726 9780080470726 9780120887880 0120887886 |
OCLC Number: | 266632151 |
Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 315 pages) : illustrations |
Contents: | Cover -- QUOTES FROM REVIEWS OF PREVIOUS EDITIONS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION -- PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION -- PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION -- PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION -- THE PRINCIPLES OF MOLECULAR VIROLOGY CD -- CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION -- VIRUSES ARE DISTINCT FROM LIVING ORGANISMS -- THE HISTORY OF VIROLOGY -- LIVING HOST SYSTEMS -- CELL CULTURE METHODS -- SEROLOGICAL/IMMUNOLOGICAL METHODS -- ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDIES -- 'MOLECULAR BIOLOGY' -- FURTHER READING -- CHAPTER 2: PARTICLES -- THE FUNCTION AND FORMATION OF VIRUS PARTICLES -- CAPSID SYMMETRY AND VIRUS ARCHITECTURE -- ENVELOPED VIRUSES -- COMPLEX VIRUS STRUCTURES -- PROTEIN-NUCLEIC ACID INTERACTIONS AND GENOME PACKAGING -- VIRUS RECEPTORS: RECOGNITION AND BINDING -- OTHER INTERACTIONS OF THE VIRUS CAPSID WITH THE HOST CELL -- SUMMARY -- FURTHER READING -- CHAPTER 3: GENOMES -- THE STRUCTURE AND COMPLEXITY OF VIRUS GENOMES -- MOLECULAR GENETICS -- VIRUS GENETICS -- VIRUS MUTANTS -- SUPPRESSION -- GENETIC INTERACTIONS BETWEEN VIRUSES -- NONGENETIC INTERACTIONS BETWEEN VIRUSES -- 'LARGE' DNA GENOMES -- 'SMALL' DNA GENOMES -- POSITIVE-STRAND RNA VIRUSES -- NEGATIVE-STRAND RNA VIRUSES -- SEGMENTED AND MULTIPARTITE VIRUS GENOMES -- REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSPOSITION -- EVOLUTION AND EPIDEMIOLOGY -- SUMMARY -- FURTHER READING -- CHAPTER 4: REPLICATION -- OVERVIEW OF VIRUS REPLICATION -- INVESTIGATION OF VIRUS REPLICATION -- THE REPLICATION CYCLE -- SUMMARY -- FURTHER READING -- CHAPTER 5: EXPRESSION -- EXPRESSION OF GENETIC INFORMATION -- CONTROL OF PROKARYOTE GENE EXPRESSION -- CONTROL OF EXPRESSION IN BACTERIOPHAGE l -- CONTROL OF EUKARYOTE GENE EXPRESSION -- TRANSCRIPTIONAL CONTROL OF EXPRESSION -- POSTTRANSCRIPTIONAL CONTROL OF EXPRESSION -- SUMMARY -- FURTHER READING -- CHAPTER 6: INFECTION -- VIRUS INFECTIONS OF PLANTS -- IMMUNE RESPONSES TO VIRUS INFECTIONS IN ANIMALS -- VIRUSES AND APOPTOSIS -- INTERFERONS -- EVASION OF IMMUNE RESPONSES BY VIRUSES -- VIRUS-HOST INTERACTIONS -- THE COURSE OF VIRUS INFECTIONS -- VIRUS VECTORS AND GENE THERAPY -- CHEMOTHERAPY OF VIRUS INFECTIONS -- SUMMARY -- FURTHER READING -- CHAPTER 7: PATHOGENESIS -- MECHANISMS OF CELLULAR INJURY -- VIRUSES AND IMMUNODEFICIENCY -- VIRUS-RELATED DISEASES -- BACTERIOPHAGES AND HUMAN DISEASE -- CELL TRANSFORMATION BY VIRUSES -- VIRUSES AND CANCER -- NEW AND EMERGENT VIRUSES -- ZOONOSES -- BIOTERRORISM -- SUMMARY -- FURTHER READING -- CHAPTER 8: SUBVIRAL AGENTS: GENOMES WITHOUT VIRUSES, VIRUSES WITHOUT GENOMES -- SATELLITES AND VIROIDS -- PRIONS -- SUMMARY -- FURTHER READING -- APPENDIX 1: GLOSSARY AND ABBREVIATIONS -- APPENDIX 2: CLASSIFICATION OF SUBCELLULAR INFECTIOUS AGENTS -- APPENDIX 3: THE HISTORY OF VIROLOGY -- INDEX -- Last Page. |
Responsibility: | Alan J. Cann. |
Abstract:
Provides an introduction to virology in concise manner. This book presents material on virus structure, virus evolution, zoonoses, bushmeat, SARS and bioterrorism. It includes a CD-ROM with Flash animations, virtual interactive tutorials and experiments, self-assessment questions, useful online resources, glossary, and history of virology.
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"This book provides undergraduates with an excellent overview of molecular virology. This is an absolutely necessary book for students who have not been exposed to this topic and require a book that provides this information in a clear and concise manner. Updated editions are extremely important in such a rapidly changing field. New discoveries have been included in this edition which enables students to feel that they are receiving the latest information."- DOODY'S - 4 Stars (2006) Read more...
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