Viruses : from understanding to investigation /

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Author / Creator:Payne, Susan, author.
Imprint:London : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2017]
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13550644
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ISBN:9780128031100
0128031107
0128031093
9780128031094
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Viruses: From Understanding to Investigation provides students with a map for lifetime learning by presenting the definition and unique characteristics of viruses, including major topics, such as the virus lifecycle, structure, taxonomy, evolution, history, host-virus interactions and methods to study viruses. In addition, the book assesses the connections between, and among, the aforementioned topics, providing an integrated approach and in-depth understanding of how viruses work.
Other form:Print version: 0128031093 9780128031094
Table of Contents:
  • 1. A brief introduction to virology 2. The virus replication cycle 3. Virus structure 4. How we study viruses 5. Molecular and cell biology of the eukaryotic cell 6. Virus interactions with the host 7. Antiviral responses 8. An introduction to RNA viruses 9. Picornaviridae 10. Caliciviridae 11. Flaviviridae and Togaviridae 12. Order Nidovirales 13. Order Mononegavirales 14. Bunyaviridae 15. Arenaviridae 16. Orthomyxoviridae 17. Reoviridae 18. Introduction to DNA viruses 19. Poxviridae 20. Circoviridae 21. Parvoviridae 22. Papillomaviridae 23. Polyomaviridae 24. Adenoviridae 25. Herpesviridae 26. Viruses that use reverse transcription 27. The human hepatitis viruses 28. Evolution and genetics of viruses 29. Immune responses to viruses 30. Vaccines: Principles and approaches 31. Antiviral drugs and treatment strategies 32. Viral vectors and gene thereapy Appendix 1. The viruses we know
  • lists, tables of taxonomy Appendix 2. Biochemical methods to study viruses
  • analyzing proteins and nucleic acids Appendix 3. Tables describing morbidity and mortality (WHO) Appendix 4. Glossary