
ISBN13: | 9781032436180 |
ISBN10: | 1032436182 |
Binding: | Paperback |
No. of pages: | 204 pages |
Size: | 254x178 mm |
Language: | English |
Illustrations: | 1 Illustrations, black & white; 52 Illustrations, color; 1 Halftones, black & white; 3 Halftones, color; 49 Line drawings, color; 36 Tables, black & white |
700 |
Textbook of General Virology
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This book brings together the knowledge and understanding of viruses from origin to recent advancements. It covers different aspects like classification, structure, emerging viruses, cancer-causing viruses, and vaccines. It emphasizes the basic biology involved in virus existence, evolution, and re-occurrence.
This book is an introductory text that presents fundamental knowledge and recent advances in virology. It provides comprehensive coverage of different aspects like classification, structure, emerging viruses, cancer-causing viruses, and viral vaccines. It covers the basic biology of virus existence, evolution, and reoccurrence. It also incorporates the fundamentals of biophysical and biochemical aspects of viral replication. The book discusses important topics such as immunity to viral infections, bacteriophages, and techniques used in virology. The Textbook of General Virology is meant for undergraduate and postgraduate students of microbiology, immunology, genetics, and medicine.
Key Features:
- Discusses introductory and foundational knowledge of viruses for students of life sciences and medicine
- Covers the virus history, diversity of its infection strategy, and classification
- Summarizes the characteristics of different viruses on the basis of nucleic acid genome type
- Describes the biology of RNA and DNA viruses and their effect on cell growth control in animals and humans after infection
- Reviews topics like immunity to viruses and viral vaccines
Contributors. Chapter 1 History of Virology. Chapter 2 Viruses and Their Significance. Chapter 3 Methods Used in Virology. Chapter 4 Transmission of Viruses. Chapter 5 Virus Classification. Chapter 6 Virus Structure. Chapter 7 Virus Replication. Chapter 8 Viral Pathogenesis. Chapter 9 Double-Stranded DNA Viruses. Chapter 10 Single-Stranded DNA Viruses. Chapter 11 Double-Stranded RNA Viruses. Chapter 12 Positive-Sense RNA Viruses. Chapter 13 Minus-Strand RNA Viruses. Chapter 14 Retroviruses. Chapter 15 DNA Viruses Containing Reverse Transcriptase. Chapter 16 Bacteriophages. Chapter 17 Plant Viruses. Chapter 18 Oncolytic Viruses. Chapter 19 Emerging and Transboundary Viral Diseases. Chapter 20 Immunity to Virus Infection. Chapter 21 Viral Vaccines. Index.