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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Flint, S. J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, [2004]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Viruses.
Genetics, Microbial.
Molecular Biology.
Virology > methods.
Table of Contents:
  • I. The science of virology
  • Foundations
  • Virus cultivation
  • II. Molecular biology
  • Genomes
  • Structure
  • Attachment and entry
  • RNA virus genome replication and mRNA production
  • Reverse transcription and integration
  • Transcription strategies : DNA templates
  • Genome replication strategies : DNA viruses
  • Processing of viral pre-mRNA
  • Control of translation
  • Intracellular trafficking
  • Assembly, exit, and maturation
  • III. Pathogenesis
  • Dissemination, virulence, and epidemiology
  • Virus offense meets host defense
  • Patterns of infection
  • Human immunodeficiency virus pathogenesis
  • Transformation and oncogenesis
  • IV. Control and evolution
  • Prevention and control of viral diseases
  • Evolution and emergence