In Loeffler’s Footsteps – Viral Genomics in the Era of High-Throughput Sequencing

This latest volume in the series features a diverse range of cutting-edge, in-depth reviews from the field of virology

Martin Beer (Volume editor), Dirk Höper (Volume editor)

9780128125984, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 12 October 2017

270 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.2 cm, 0.59 kg

In Loeffler’s Footsteps – Viral Genomics in the Era of High-Throughput Sequencing, Volume 99, the latest in the Advances in Virus Research series, contains new information on the topic, with chapters covering Loeffler 4.0 – diagnostic metagenomics, Detection of a novel orthobunyavirus by metagenomic analysis – the situation after five years, New Squirrel and Rodent Viruses Detected by NGS, Astroviridae – A Growing Family, New Leaves in the Growing Pestivirus Tree, New BTV Serotypes and no End?, and The recently discovered Bokeloh Bat Lyssavirus - Evidence for its continued transmission in Europe.

1. From Loeffler to the present – a short history of virus detection Thomas Christoph Mettenleiter 2. Loeffler 4.0 – diagnostic metagenomics Dirk Höper and Martin Beer 3. Detection of a novel orthobunyavirus by metagenomic analysis – the situation after five years Kerstin Wernike 4. New Squirrel and Rodent Viruses Detected by NGS Rainer Ulrich 5. Astroviridae – A Growing Family Torsten Seuberlich 6. New Leaves in the Growing Pestivirus Tree Sandra Blome 7. New BTV Serotypes and no End? Stephan Zientara 8. The recently discovered Bokeloh Bat Lyssavirus - Evidence for its continued transmission in Europe Thomas Müller and Conrad Freuling 9. Software dedicated to virus sequence analysis – “bioinformatics goes viral? Manja Marz 10. Detailed characterization: Transcriptome analysis of virus infections Adam Grundhoff

Subject Areas: Microbiology [non-medical PSG]