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Seventh edition. |
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1 online resource. |
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Title Page; Copyright; Preface; About the Companion Website; Part I: The Nature of Viruses; Chapter 1: Towards a Definition of a Virus; 1.1 Discovery of Viruses; 1.2 Multiplication of Viruses; 1.3 The Virus Multiplication Cycle; 1.4 Viruses can be Defined in Chemical Terms; 1.5 Multiplication of Bacterial and Animal Viruses is Fundamentally Similar; 1.6 Viruses can be Manipulated Genetically; 1.7 Properties of Viruses; 1.8 Origin of Viruses; Key Points; Further Reading; Chapter 2: The Structure of Virus Particles; 2.1 Virus Particles are Constructed from Subunits; 2.2 The Structure of Filamentous Viruses and Nucleoproteins; 2.3 The Structure is of Isometric Virus Particles; 2.4 Enveloped (Membrane-Bound) Virus Particles; 2.5 Virus Particles with Head-Tail Morphology; 2.6 Frequency of Occurrence of Different Virus Particle Morphologies; 2.7 Principles of Disassemply: Virus Particles are Metastable; Key Points; Further Reading; Chapter 3: Classification of Viruses; 3.1 Classification on the Basis of Disease; 3.2 Classification on the Basis of Host Organism; 3.3 Classification on the Basis of Virus Particle Morphology; 3.4 Classification on the Basis of Viral Nucleic Acids; 3.5 Classification on the Basis of Taxonomy; 3.6 Satellites, Viroids and Prions; Key Points; Further Reading; Chapter 4: The Evolution of Viruses; 4.1 Mechanisms of Virus Evolution; 4.2 The Potential for Rapid Evolution: Mutation and Quasispecies; 4.3 Rapid Evolution: Recombination; 4.4 Rapid Evolution: Reassortment; 4.5 Evolution to Find a Host, and Subsequent Co-Evolution with the Host; Key Points; Questions; Further Reading; Chapter 5: Techniques for Studying Viruses; 5.1 Culturing Wild Virus Isolates; 5.2 Enumeration of Viruses; 5.3 Measuring Infectious Virus Titres; 5.4 Measuring Physical Virus Titres; 5.5 Detecting Virus in a Sample; 5.6 Understanding Virus Replication Cycles; 5.7 Viral Genetics and Reverse Genetics; 5.8 Systems-Level Virology; Key Points; Questions; Further Reading; Part II: Virus Growth in Cells; Chapter 6: The Process of Infection: I. Virus Attachment and Entry into Cells; 6.1 Infection of Animal Cells: The Nature and Importance of Receptors; 6.2 Infection of Animal Cells: Enveloped Viruses; 6.3 Infection of Animal Cells: Non-Enveloped Viruses; 6.4 Infection of Plant Cells; 6.5 Infection of Bacteria; 6.6 Infection of Cells: Post-Entry Events; 6.7 Virus Entry: Cell Culture and the Whole Organism; Key Points; Questions; Further Reading; Chapter 7: The Process of Infection: IIA. The Replication of Viral DNA; 7.1 The Universal Mechanism of DNA Synthesis; 7.2 Replication of Circular Double-Stranded DNA Genomes; 7.3 Replication of Linear Double-Stranded DNA Genomes that can Form Circles; 7.4 Replication of Linear Double-Stranded DNA Genomes that do not Circularize; 7.5 Replication of Single-Stranded Circular DNA Genomes. |
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Includes index. |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
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Virology.
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Virus diseases.
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Virology. (OCoLC)fst01167670
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Virus diseases. (OCoLC)fst01167739
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SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology
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SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Microbiology
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Virology.
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Virus diseases.
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SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology.
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SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Microbiology.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Easton, A. J. (Andrew J.)
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Leppard, K. N. (Keith N.)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dimmock, N. J. Introduction to modern virology Seventh edition. Hoboken, NJ, USA : John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2016 9781119978107 (DLC) 2015031818 |
| ISBN |
9781119094524 (epub) |
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1119094526 (epub) |
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9781119094531 (pdf) |
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1119094534 (pdf) |
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9781119978107 (pbk.) |
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