Virus : An Illustrated Guide to 101 Incredible Microbes / Marilyn J. Roossinck ; with a foreword by Carl Zimmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roossinck, Marilyn J., author.

Contributor:

Zimmer, Carl,. 1966- writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Viruses.

Genre:

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Place of Publication:

2016.

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This stunningly illustrated book provides a rare window into the amazing, varied, and often beautiful world of viruses. Contrary to popular belief, not all viruses are bad for you. In fact, several are beneficial to their hosts, and many are crucial to the health of our planet. Virus offers an unprecedented look at 101 incredible microbes that infect all branches of life on Earth-from humans and other animals to insects, plants, fungi, and bacteria.Featuring hundreds of breathtaking color images throughout, this guide begins with a lively and informative introduction to virology. Here readers can learn about the history of this unique science, how viruses are named, how their genes work, how they copy and package themselves, how they interact with their hosts, how immune systems counteract viruses, and how viruses travel from host to host. The concise entries that follow highlight important or interesting facts about each virus. Learn about the geographic origins of dengue and why old tires and unused pots help the virus to spread. Read about Ebola, Zika, West Nile, Frog virus 3, the Tulip breaking virus, and many others-how they were discovered, what their hosts are, how they are transmitted, whether or not there is a vaccine, and much more. Each entry is easy to read and includes a graphic of the virus, and nearly every entry features a colorized image of the virus as seen through the microscope.Written by a leading authority, this handsomely illustrated guide reveals the unseen wonders of the microbial world. It will give you an entirely new appreciation for viruses.

Contents:

over; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Foreword; Introduction; What is a virus?; History of virology; Timeline; Virus controversies; A virus classification scheme; Replication; Packaging; Transmission; Lifestyles of viruses; Immunity; HUMAN VIRUSES; Chikungunya virus; Dengue virus; Ebola virus; Hepatitis C virus; Human adenovirus 2; Human herpes simplex virus 1; Human immunodeficiency virus; Human papilloma virus 16; Human rhinovirus A; Influenza virus A; JC virus; Measles virus; Mumps virus; Norwalk virus; Poliovirus; Rotavirus A; SARS related coronavirus; Varicella-zoster virus; Variola virus.

West Nile virusYellow fever virus; Zika virus; Sin nombre virus; Torque teno virus; VERTEBRATE ANIMAL VIRUSES; African swine fever virus; Bluetongue virus; Boid Inclusion body disease virus; Bornadisease virus; Bovine viral diarrhea virus 1; Canine parvovirus; Foot and mouth disease virus; Frog virus 3; Infectious salmon anemia virus; Myxoma virus; Porcine circovirus; Rabies virus; Rift Valley fever virus; Rinderpest virus; Rous sarcoma virus; Simian virus 40; Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus; Feline leukemia virus; Mouse herpesvirus 68; PLANT VIRUSES; African cassava mosaic virus.

Banana bunchy top virusBarley yellow dwarf virus; Cauliflower mosaic virus; Citrus tristeza virus; Cucumber mosaic virus; Oryza sativa endornavirus; Ourmia melon virus; Pea enation mosaic virus; Plum pox virus; Potato virus Y; Rice dwarf virus; Rice hoja blanca virus; Satellite tobacco mosaic virus; Tobacco etch virus; Tobacco mosaic virus; Tomato bushy stunt virus; Tomato spotted wilt virus; Tomato yellow leaf curl virus; White clover cryptic virus; Bean golden mosaic virus; Tulip breaking virus; INVERTEBRATE ANIMAL VIRUSES; Cotesia congregata bracovirus; Cricket paralysis virus.

Deformed wing virusDrosophila virus C; Dysaphis plantaginea densovirus; Flock house virus; Invertebrate iridescent virus 6; Lymantria dispar multiple nucleo-polyhedrosis virus; Orsay virus; White spot syndrome virus; Yellow head virus; FUNGAL AND PROTIST VIRUSES; Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus; Curvularia thermal tolerance virus; Helminthosporium victoriae virus 190S; Penicillium chrysogenum virus; Pithovirus sibericum; Saccharomyces cerevisia L-A virus; Cryphonectria hypovirus 1; Ophiostoma mitovirus 4; Paramecium busaria chlorellavirus 1; Phytophthora endornavirus 1.

BACTERIAL AND ARCHAEAL VIRUSESBacillus phage phi29; Enterobacteria phage lambda; Enterobacteria phage T4; Enterobacteriophage phiX174; Mycobacterium phage D29; Ralstonia phage phiRSL1; Synechococcus phage Syn5; Acidianus bottle-shaped virus 1; Acidianus two-tailed virus; Enterobacteria phage H-19B; Enterobacteriophage M13; Enterobacteriophage Qß; Staphylococcus phage 80; Sulfolobus spindle-shaped virus 1; Vibrio phage CTX; Glossary; Resources; Index; Acknowledgments.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9781786848260

1786848260

9781400883257

1400883253

OCLC:

984659077