Principles of molecular virology /

Principles of molecular virology /

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Author / Creator:Cann, Alan.
Edition:4th ed.
Imprint:Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier Academic Press, ©2005.
Description:1 online resource (xvi, 315 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Subject:
Molecular virology.
Virus Physiological Phenomena.
Genome, Viral.
Virus Replication.
Gene Expression Regulation, Viral.
Virus Diseases.
Molecular virology.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11179542
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ISBN:0080470726
9780080470726
9780120887880
0120887886
0120887878
9780120887873
0120887894
0120887886
0120887908
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
Summary:Principles of Molecular Virology, Fourth Edition provides an essential introduction to modern virology in a clear and concise manner. It is a highly enjoyable and readable text with numerous illustrations that enhance the reader's understanding of important principles.* New material on virus structure, virus evolution, zoonoses, bushmeat, SARS and bioterrorism * Standard version includes CD-ROM with FLASH animations, virtual interactive tutorials and experiments, self-assessment questions, useful online resources, along with the glossary, classification of subcellular infect.
Other form:Print version: Cann, Alan. Principles of molecular virology. 4th ed. Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier Academic Press, ©2005
Table of 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.

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