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
Edition6th ed.
Publication InfoMalden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2007.
Descriptionxiv, 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 notePrevious ed.: 2001.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006009426
ISBN1405136456 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781405136457 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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