Introduction to Virology

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Smith, K. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1980.
Edición:1st ed. 1980.
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5876-0
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Virus characteristics
  • 1.2 Some virus definitions
  • 2. Some representative viruses-size, morphology, ultrastructure and replication
  • 2.1 Size
  • 2.2 Morphology
  • 2.3 Ultrastructure
  • 2.4 Replication
  • 3. Purification of viruses
  • 3.1 Plant viruses
  • 3.2 Insect viruses
  • 3.3 Viruses affecting the higher animals
  • 4. Classification and nomenclature
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Viruses of invertebrates
  • 4.3 Viruses of bacteria
  • 5. Some virus diseases in man and other animals
  • 5.1 Man and the higher animals
  • 5.2 Insects and other invertebrates
  • 6. Some virus diseases in plants and micro-organisms
  • 6.1 Plants
  • 6.2 Micro-organisms
  • 7. The spread of viruses from host to host
  • 7.1 Methods of (virus dissemination
  • 7.2 Viruses and vectors
  • 8. Latency, satellite and incomplete viruses, viroids and virus-like particles
  • 8.1 Latency
  • 8.2 Satellite viruses and incomplete viruses
  • 8.3 Viroids
  • 8.4 Virus-like particles
  • 9. The replication of viruses
  • 9.1 The virus-host relationship
  • 9.2 Adsorption and entry
  • 9.3 The eclipse
  • 9.4 Maturation
  • 9.5 Release of progeny virus
  • 9.6 Replication of bacterial viruses
  • 9.7 Replication of animal viruses
  • 9.8 Replication of plant viruses
  • 10. Virus genetics
  • 10.1 The role of genetics in virology
  • 10.2 Variation among viruses
  • 10.3 Genetic analysis of viral functions
  • 10.4 Recombination and mapping virus genomes
  • 11. Tumour viruses
  • 12. Tissue and cell culture of viruses
  • 12.1 Plant viruses
  • 12.2 Animal viruses
  • 13. Virus assay
  • 13.1 Plaque assay
  • 13.2 Plant virus assay
  • 13.3 Counting virus particles
  • 13.4 Mixed virus infections
  • 14. Control of virus diseases
  • 14.1 Animal viruses
  • 14.2 Plant viruses
  • 14.3 Viruses as agents of biological control
  • References.