Basic virology / Edward K. Wagner [and others].
| Other author | Wagner, Edward K. |
| Other author | Wagner, Edward K. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 3rd ed. |
| Publication Info | Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2008. |
| Description | xxx, 550 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : the impact of viruses on our view of life -- An outline of virus replication and viral pathogenesis -- Virus disease in populations and individual animals -- Patterns of some viral diseases of humans -- Virus structure and classification -- The beginning and end of the virus replication cycle -- Host immune response to viral infection : the nature of the vertebrate immune response -- Strategies to protect against and combat viral infection -- Visualization and enumeration of virus particles -- Replicating and measuring biological activity of viruses -- Physical and chemical manipulation of the structural components of viruses -- Characterization of viral products expressed in the infected cell -- Viruses use cellular processes to express their genetic information -- Replication of positive-sense RNA viruses -- Replication strategies of RNA viruses requiring RNA-directed mRNA transcription as the first step in viral gene expression -- Replication strategies of small and medium-sized DNA viruses -- Replication of some nuclear-replicating eukaryotic DNA viruses with large genomes -- Replication of cytoplasmic DNA viruses and "large" bacteriophages -- Retroviruses : converting RNA to DNA -- HIV and related lentiviruses -- Hepadnaviruses : variations on the retrovirus theme -- The molecular genetics of viruses -- Molecular pathogenesis -- Viral bioinformatics and beyond -- Viruses and the future : problems and promises. |
| General note | Rev. ed. of: Basic virology / Edward K. Wagner, Martinez J. Hewlett. 2nd ed. 2004. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2007019839 |
| ISBN | 9781405147156 : |
| ISBN | 1405147156 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Laupus | Books - Stacks | QW 500 W132B 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |