Virology : principles and applications / John Carter, Venetia Saunders.

By: Carter, John B, 1944-Contributor(s): Saunders, Venetia A, 1949-Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, 2013. Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxix, 364 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9781119991434 (cloth); 9781119991427 (pbk.)Subject(s): Viruses | Virus DiseasesDDC classification: 616.9101 NLM classification: QW 160Online resources: WorldCat Details

Contents:

TOC Preface to Second Edition xix Preface to First Edition xxi Abbreviations Used in This Book xxiii Greek Letters Used in This Book xxvii Color Coding for Molecules xxix Chapter 1 Viruses and Their Importance 1 Chapter 2 Methods Used in Virology 9 Chapter 3 Virus Structure 27 Chapter 4 Virus Transmission 45 Chapter 5 Attachment and Entry of Viruses into Cells 55 Chapter 6 Transcription, Translation, and Transport 65 Chapter 7 Virus Genome Replication 83 Chapter 8 Assembly and Exit of Virions from Cells 93 Chapter 9 Outcomes of Infection for the Host 101 Chapter 10 Classification and Nomenclature of Viruses 115 Chapter 11 Herpesviruses (and Other dsDNA Viruses) 121 Chapter 12 Parvoviruses (and Other ssDNA Viruses) 135 Chapter 13 Reoviruses (and Other dsRNA Viruses) 145 Chapter 14 Picornaviruses (and Other Plus-Strand RNA Viruses) 155 Chapter 15 Rhabdoviruses (and Other Minus-Strand RNA Viruses) 169 Chapter 16 Influenza Virus 183 Chapter 17 Retroviruses 195 Chapter 18 Human Immunodeficiency Viruses 207 Chapter 19 Hepadnaviruses (and Other Reverse-Transcribing DNA Viruses) 223 Chapter 20 Bacterial Viruses 237 Chapter 21 Origins and Evolution of Viruses 263 Chapter 22 Emerging Viruses 277 Chapter 23 Viruses and Cancer 289 Chapter 24 Survival of Infectivity 301 Chapter 25 Virus Vaccines 307 Chapter 26 Anti-viral Drugs 315 Chapter 27 Prions 327 Virologists Vocabulary 335 Index 347

Summary: The second edition of Virology is an accessible introduction designed to enable students to understand the principles of virus structure, replication and genetics. The aim of this book is to help the reader appreciate the relevance of virology in the modern world, including the fields of vaccines, anti-viral drugs and cancer.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text	EWU Library Reserve Section	Non-fiction	616.9101 CAV 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-1	Not For Loan		29735
Text	EWU Library Circulation Section	Non-fiction	616.9101 CAV 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-2	Checked out	17/12/2019	29736

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The second edition of Virology is an accessible introduction designed to enable students to understand the principles of virus structure, replication and genetics. The aim of this book is to help the reader appreciate the relevance of virology in the modern world, including the fields of vaccines, anti-viral drugs and cancer.

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