Virology / Venetia Saunders and John Carter.
Material type: TextPublication details: Chichester : John Wiley, 2007.Description: 384 pISBN:- 9780470023877 (pbk.) :
- 9780470023860 (hbk.) :
- 9780470023877 (pbk.) :
- 0470023872 (pbk.)
- 9780470023860 (pbk.) :
- 0470023864 (pbk.) :
- 616.9101 CAR
- QR360
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Includes bibliographical references.
1.Viruses and their importance -- 2.Methods used in virology -- 3.Virus stucture -- 4.Virus transmission -- 5.Attachement and entry of viruses into cells -- 5.Attachment and entry of viruses into cells -- 6.Transcription, translation and transport -- 7.Virus genome replication -- 8.Assembly and exit of virions from cells -- 9.Outcomes of infection for the host -- 10.Classification and nomenclature of viruses -- 11.Hepesviruses (and other dsDNA viruses) -- 12.Parvoviruses (and other ssDNA viruses) -- 13.Reoviruses (and other dsRNA viruses) -- 14.Picornaviruses (and other plus-strand RNA viruses) -- 15.Rhabdoviruses (and other minus-strand RNA viruses) -- 16.Retroviruses -- 17.Human immunodeficiency viruses -- 18.Hepadnaviruses (and other reverse-transcribing DNA viruses) -- 19.Bacterial viruses -- 20.Origins and evolution of viruses -- 21.Emerging viruses -- 22.Viruses and cancer -- 23.Survival of infectivity -- 24.Virus vacines -- 25.Anti-viral drugs -- 26.Prions.
This text presents an accessible introduction to this fast moving field, providing a comprehensive resource enabling students to understand the key concepts surrounding virology. The authors have produced a text that stimulates and encourages the student through the extensive use of clear, colour-coded diagrams.