Viruses
Molecular Biology, Host Interactions, and Applications to Biotechnology

Provides concise coverage of human, animal and plant viruses within the context of recent technological advances

Paula Tennant (Edited by), Gustavo Fermin (Edited by), Jerome E. Foster (Edited by)

9780128112571

Paperback, published 14 March 2018

392 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.5 cm, 0.66 kg

Approx.376 pages

1. Introduction: A Short History of Virology 2. Virion Structure, Genome Organization and Taxonomy of Viruses 3. Replication and Expression Strategies of Viruses 4. Origins and Evolution of Viruses 5. Host Range, Host-Virus Interactions and Virus Transmission 6. Viruses as Pathogens: Plant Viruses 7. Viruses as Pathogens: Animal Viruses, with Emphasis on Human Viruses 8. Viruses as Pathogens: Animal Viruses Affecting Wild and Domesticated Species 9. Viruses of Prokaryotes, Protozoa, Fungi and Chromista 10. Host-Virus Interactions: Battles Between Viruses and Their Hosts 11. Beneficial Interactions with Viruses 12. Viruses as Tools of Biotechnology: Therapeutic Agents, Carriers of Therapeutic Agents and Genes, Nanomaterials, and More 13. Viruses as Targets for Biotechnology: Diagnosis and Detection, Transgenesis and Rnai- and CRISPR/Cas Engineered Resistance 14. Concluding Thoughts: It’s A Viral World

Subject Areas: Microbiology [non-medical PSG]