TY - BOOK AU - Wagner,Edward K. AU - Wagner,Edward K. TI - Basic virology SN - 9781405147156 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - QR360 .W26 2008 U1 - 579.2 WAG 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Malden, MA, Oxford PB - Blackwell Pub. KW - Viruses KW - Virus diseases KW - Virology KW - Medical virology KW - Virus Diseases KW - virology KW - Genome, Viral KW - Virus Replication KW - pathogenicity N1 - Rev. ed. of: Basic virology / Edward K. Wagner, Martinez J. Hewlett. 2nd ed. 2004; Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface --; Acknowledgments --; pt. 1; Virology and viral disease --; ch. 1; Introduction : the impact of viruses on our view of life --; ch. 2. An; outline of virus replication and viral pathogenesis --; ch. 3; Virus disease in populations and individual animals --; ch. 4; Patterns of some viral diseases of humans --; pt. 2; Basic properties of viruses and virus-cell interaction --; ch. 5; Virus structure and classification --; ch. 6. The; beginning and end of the virus replication cycle --; ch. 7; Host immune response to viral infection : the nature of the vertebrate immune response --; ch. 8; Strategies to protect against and combat viral infection --; pt. 3; Working with virus --; ch. 9; Visualization and enumeration of virus particles --; ch. 10; Replicating and measuring biological activity of viruses --; ch. 11; Physical and chemical manipulation of the structural components of viruses --; ch. 12; Characterization of viral products expressed in the infected cell --; ch. 13; Viruses use cellular processes to express their genetic information --; pt. 4; Replication patterns of specific viruses --; ch. 14; Replication of positive-sense RNA viruses --; ch. 15; Replication strategies of RNA viruses requiring RNA-directed mRNA transcription as the first step in viral gene expression --; ch. 16; Replication strategies of small and medium-sized DNA viruses --; ch. 17; Replication of some nuclear-replicating eukaryotic DNA viruses with large genomes --; ch. 18; Replication of cytoplasmic DNA viruses and "large" bacteriophages --; ch. 19; Retroviruses : converting RNA to DNA --; ch. 20; Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIN-1) and related lentiviruses --; ch. 21; Hepadnaviruses : variations on the retrovirus theme --; pt. 5; Viruses : new approaches and new problems --; ch. 22. The; molecular genetics of viruses --; ch. 23; Molecular pathogenesis --; ch. 24; Viral bioinformatics and beyond --; ch. 25; Viruses and the future : problems and promises --; Appendix : Resource center --; Technical glossary --; Index UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0717/2007019839.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0802/2007019839-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0802/2007019839-d.html ER -