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Principles of virology : molecular biology, pathogenesis, and control /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Flint, S. J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, [2000]
Subjects:
Viruses.
Virology > methods.
Table of Contents:
  • Foundations of virology
  • Virus cultivation, detection, and genetics
  • Virus structure
  • Virus attachment to host cells
  • Virus entry into cells
  • Genome replication and mRNA production by RNA viruses
  • Reverse transcription and integration : hallmarks of the retroid viruses
  • Transcription strategies : DNA templates
  • Genome replication strategies : DNA viruses
  • Processing of viral pre-mRNA
  • Translational control of viral gene expression
  • Intracellular transport of viral components : prelude to assembly
  • Assembly, exit, and maturation of progeny virus
  • Virus offense meets host defense
  • Patterns of infection : a delicate balance
  • Viral transformation and oncogenesis
  • Multiple facets of human immunodeficiency virus pathogenicity
  • Prevention and control of viral diseases
  • Virus evolution and the emergence of new viruses