Advances in virus research. Volume 70 / edited by Karl Maramorosch, Aaron J. Shatkin, Frederick A. Murphy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Maramorosch, Karl.

Shatkin, Aaron J.

Murphy, Frederick A.

Series:

Advances in virus research ; 70.

Advances in virus research ; 70

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Virology.

Microbiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Academic Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Published since 1953, Advances in Virus Research covers a diverse range of in-depth reviews providing a valuable overview of the current field of virology. In 2004, the Institute for Scientific Information released figures showing that the series has an Impact Factor of 2.576, with a half-life of 7.1 years, placing it 11th in the highly competitive category of Virology.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Chapter 1: Viruses, Vectors, and Vegetation: An Autobiography; I. From Childhood in Europe to America; II. Brooklyn Botanic Garden; III. Virus Nomenclature and Classification; IV. Cold Spring Harbor; V. The Cadang-Cadang Disease; VI. Dark Clouds on the Horizon; VII. Insect Viruses and Cell Culture; VIII. Electron Microscopy; IX. Books; X. International Connections; Acknowledgments; References; Books; Chapter 2: Honey Bee Viruses; I. Introduction; II. Common Honey Bee Viruses; A. Deformed wing virus; B. Sacbrood virus; C. Black queen cell virus; D. Kashmir bee virus

E. Acute bee paralysis virusF. Chronic bee paralysis virus; III. Taxonomy; A. Virion properties; B. Genome organization and classification; IV. Transmission Modes; A. Horizontal transmission; B. Vertical transmission; C. Discussion; V. Pathogenesis; A. Causal relationship between a virus and a disease; B. Tissue tropism; C. Host range; VI. Host Defense Mechanisms; A. Colony-level defense; B. Individual-level defense; VII. Management of Virus Infections; VIII. Future Directions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: Use of Functional Genomics to Understand Influenza-Host Interactions

I. IntroductionII. Model Systems of Influenza A Infection Used in Functional Genomics; A. Cell culture models; B. Murine models; C. Nonhuman primate models; D. New diagnostic approaches; III. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4: A Guide to Viral Inclusions, Membrane Rearrangements, Factories, and Viroplasm Produced During Virus Replication; I. Introduction; II. Viroplasm, Virosomes, Factories, and Inclusions; III. Membrane Rearrangements Occurring During the Replication of the Positive-Stranded RNA Viruses; A. Regulation of membrane traffic in the early secretory pathway

B. Picornavirus replication induces numerous membrane vesiclesC. Alphaviruses produce membrane invaginations and spherules; D. The Flaviviridae replicate in vesicular packets and membraneous webs; E. The Nidovirales replicate in association with double-membraned vesicles; IV. Virus Factories and Inclusion Bodies Generated by Large DNA Viruses; A. Cytoplasmic virus factories formed by large cytoplasmic DNA viruses; V. Herpesviruses Induce Nuclear Inclusions and Cytoplasmic Assembly Sites; A. Herpesviruses; B. Herpesvirus replication generates inclusions in the nucleus

C. Cytoplasmic inclusions form during late stages of herpesvirus tegumentation: The cytoplasmic assembly compartmentVI. Nuclear Inclusions Are Formed by Small DNA Viruses; A. Adenovirus; B. Nuclear inclusions formed during polyomavirus and papillomavirus infection; VII. Virus Factories and Inclusions Formed by RNA Viruses; A. Reoviruses; B. Inclusions formed during arenavirus infection; C. Inclusions formed during rabies virus infection; VIII. Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: Parvoviral Host Range and Cell Entry Mechanisms; I. Introduction to the Viruses; A. The family Parvoviridae

B. The genus Parvovirus

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-281-04658-2

9786611046583

0-08-055221-8

OCLC:

476104238