Beschreibung
InhaltsangabePreface to Second Edition xix Preface to First Edition xxi Abbreviations Used in This Book xxiii Greek Letters Used in This Book xxvii Color Coding for Molecules xxix Chapter 1 Viruses and Their Importance 1 Chapter 2 Methods Used in Virology 9 Chapter 3 Virus Structure 27 Chapter 4 Virus Transmission 45 Chapter 5 Attachment and Entry of Viruses into Cells 55 Chapter 6 Transcription, Translation, and Transport 65 Chapter 7 Virus Genome Replication 83 Chapter 8 Assembly and Exit of Virions from Cells 93 Chapter 9 Outcomes of Infection for the Host 101 Chapter 10 Classification and Nomenclature of Viruses 115 Chapter 11 Herpesviruses (and Other dsDNA Viruses) 121 Chapter 12 Parvoviruses (and Other ssDNA Viruses) 135 Chapter 13 Reoviruses (and Other dsRNA Viruses) 145 Chapter 14 Picornaviruses (and Other Plus-Strand RNA Viruses) 155 Chapter 15 Rhabdoviruses (and Other Minus-Strand RNA Viruses) 169 Chapter 16 Influenza Virus 183 Chapter 17 Retroviruses 195 Chapter 18 Human Immunodeficiency Viruses 207 Chapter 19 Hepadnaviruses (and Other Reverse-Transcribing DNA Viruses) 223 Chapter 20 Bacterial Viruses 237 Chapter 21 Origins and Evolution of Viruses 263 Chapter 22 Emerging Viruses 277 Chapter 23 Viruses and Cancer 289 Chapter 24 Survival of Infectivity 301 Chapter 25 Virus Vaccines 307 Chapter 26 Anti-viral Drugs 315 Chapter 27 Prions 327 Virologists' Vocabulary 335 Index 347
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InhaltsangabePreface to Second Edition xix Preface to First Edition xxi Abbreviations Used in This Book xxiii Greek Letters Used in This Book xxvii Color Coding for Molecules xxix Chapter 1 Viruses and Their Importance 1 Chapter 2 Methods Used in Virology 9 Chapter 3 Virus Structure 27 Chapter 4 Virus Transmission 45 Chapter 5 Attachment and Entry of Viruses into Cells 55 Chapter 6 Transcription, Translation, and Transport 65 Chapter 7 Virus Genome Replication 83 Chapter 8 Assembly and Exit of Virions from Cells 93 Chapter 9 Outcomes of Infection for the Host 101 Chapter 10 Classification and Nomenclature of Viruses 115 Chapter 11 Herpesviruses (and Other dsDNA Viruses) 121 Chapter 12 Parvoviruses (and Other ssDNA Viruses) 135 Chapter 13 Reoviruses (and Other dsRNA Viruses) 145 Chapter 14 Picornaviruses (and Other Plus-Strand RNA Viruses) 155 Chapter 15 Rhabdoviruses (and Other Minus-Strand RNA Viruses) 169 Chapter 16 Influenza Virus 183 Chapter 17 Retroviruses 195 Chapter 18 Human Immunodeficiency Viruses 207 Chapter 19 Hepadnaviruses (and Other Reverse-Transcribing DNA Viruses) 223 Chapter 20 Bacterial Viruses 237 Chapter 21 Origins and Evolution of Viruses 263 Chapter 22 Emerging Viruses 277 Chapter 23 Viruses and Cancer 289 Chapter 24 Survival of Infectivity 301 Chapter 25 Virus Vaccines 307 Chapter 26 Anti-viral Drugs 315 Chapter 27 Prions 327 Virologists' Vocabulary 335 Index 347
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