Virology

includes bibliographic references and index

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Brief Contents; Contents; Preface to Second Edition; Preface to First Edition; Abbreviations Used in This Book; Greek Letters Used in This Book; Color Coding for Molecules; Chapter 1: Viruses and Their Importance; 1.1: Viruses Are Ubiquitous on Earth; 1.2: Reasons for Studying Viruses; 1.3: The Nature of Viruses; 1.4: The Remainder of the Book; Chapter 2: Methods Used in Virology; 2.1: Introduction to Methods Used in Virology; 2.2: Cultivation of Viruses; 2.3: Isolation of Viruses; 2.4: Centrifugation; 2.5: Structural Investigations of Cells and Virions. 2.6: Electrophoretic Techniques2.7: Detection of Viruses and Virus Components; 2.8: Infectivity Assays; 2.9: Virus Genetics; 2.10: Investigation of Protein-Protein Interactions; Chapter 3: Virus Structure; 3.1: Introduction to Virus Structure; 3.2: Virus Genomes; 3.3: Virus Proteins; 3.4: Capsids; 3.5: Virion Membranes; 3.6: Occlusion Bodies; 3.7: Other Virion Components; Chapter 4: Virus Transmission; 4.1: Introduction to Virus Transmission; 4.2: Transmission of Plant Viruses; 4.3: Transmission of Vertebrate Viruses; 4.4: Transmission of Invertebrate Viruses; 4.5: Permissive Cells. Chapter 5: Attachment and Entry of Viruses into Cells5.1: Overview of Virus Replication; 5.2: Animal Viruses; 5.3: Bacteriophages; Chapter 6: Transcription, Translation, and Transport; 6.1: Introduction to Transcription, Translation, and Transport; 6.2: Transcription of Virus Genomes; 6.3: Transcription in Eukaryotes; 6.4: Translation in Eukaryotes; 6.5: Transport of Molecules in Eukaryotic Cells; 6.6: Transcription and Translation in Bacteria; Chapter 7: Virus Genome Replication; 7.1: Overview of Virus Genome Replication; 7.2: Locations of Virus Genome Replication in Eukaryotic Cells. 7.3: Initiation of Genome Replication7.4: Polymerases; 7.5: DNA Replication; 7.6: Double-Stranded RNA Replication; 7.7: Single-Stranded RNA Replication; 7.8: Reverse Transcription; Chapter 8: Assembly and Exit of Virions from Cells; 8.1: Introduction to Assembly and Exit of Virions from Cells; 8.2: Nucleocapsid Assembly; 8.3: Formation of Virion Membranes; 8.4: Virion Exit From the Infected Cell; Chapter 9: Outcomes of Infection for the Host; 9.1: Introduction to Outcomes of Infection for the Host; 9.2: Factors Affecting Outcomes of Infection; 9.3: Non-Productive Infections. 9.4: Productive InfectionsChapter 10: Classification and Nomenclature of Viruses; 10.1: History of Virus Classification and Nomenclature; 10.2: Modern Virus Classification and Nomenclature; 10.3: Baltimore Classification of Viruses; Chapter 11: Herpesviruses (and Other dsDNA Viruses); 11.1: Introduction to Herpesviruses; 11.2: The Human Herpesviruses; 11.3: The Herpesvirus Virion; 11.4: HSV-1 Genome Organization; 11.5: HSV-1 Replication; 11.6: Latent Herpesvirus Infection; 11.7: Other dsDNA Viruses; Chapter 12: Parvoviruses (and Other ssDNA Viruses); 12.1: Introduction to Parvoviruses

The second edition of Virology is an accessible introduction designed to enable students to understand the principles of virus structure, replication and genetics. The aim of this book is to help the reader appreciate the relevance