Introduction to modern virology / N.J. Dimmock, A.J. Easton, K.N. Leppard.
| Author/creator | Dimmock, N. J. |
| Other author | Easton, A. J. (Andrew J.) |
| Other author | Leppard, K. N. (Keith N.) |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 6th ed. |
| Publication Info | Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2007. |
| Description | xiv, 516 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | What is a virus? Towards a definition of a virus ; Some methods for studying animal viruses ; The structure of virus particles ; Classification of viruses -- Virus growth in cells. The process of infection, I : attachment of viruses and the entry of their genomes into the target cell ; The process of infection, IIA : the replication of viral DNA ; The process of infection, IIB : genome replication in RNA viruses ; The process of infection, IIC : the replication of RNA viruses with a DNA intermediate and vice versa ; The process of infection, IIIA : gene expression in DNA viruses and reverse-transcribing viruses ; The process of infection, IIIB : gene expression and its regulation in RNA viruses ; The process of infection, IV : the assembly of viruses -- Virus interactions with the whole organism. The immune system and virus neutralization ; Interactions between animal viruses and cells ; Animal virus-host interactions ; Mechanisms in virus latency ; Transmission of viruses ; The evolution of viruses -- Viruses and disease. Human viral disease : an overview ; HIV and AIDS ; Carcinogenesis and tumor viruses ; Vaccines and antivirals : the prevention and treatment of virus diseases ; Prion diseases ; Horizons in human virology. |
| General note | Previous ed.: 2001. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006009426 |
| ISBN | 1405136456 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781405136457 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | QR360 .D56 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | QW 160 D582I 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |