Principles of Molecular Virology, Fourth Edition, provides an introduction to modern virology. Viruses are submicroscopic, obligate intracellular parasites that are more diverse than all the bacterial, plant, and animal kingdoms combined. The book examines protein-protein, protein-nucleic acid, and protein-lipid interactions, which control the structure of virus parasites; the ways in which viruses infect cells; how viruses replicate; and the effects of viruses infection on host organisms.
The book begins with a history of virology, tracing the development of knowledge and research on virology. The remaining seven chapters deal with the function and formation of virus particles; the structure and complexity of virus genomes; virus replication ; gene expression; virus infection; and subviral agents, such as satellites, viroids, and prions.
The text concludes with three appendices that feature a glossary and abbreviations; a classfication of subcellular infectious agents; and an outline of the history of virology.
Completely rewritten and updated
Clear and easy to understand
Examples covering important ideas in virology
All new illustrations
Accompnying website with interactive resources and teaching material for instructors
About the Author:
Alan J. Cann: is a microbiologist by training whose teaching portfolio includes a wide range of subjects from introductory biology, virology, information literacy, numeracy and statistics, to research skills. He has published two successful textbooks, one of which, Principles of Molecular Virology. In addition to e-learning, his other active area of interest is in assessment and feedback, which is informed by his own research conducted within the School of Biological Sciences and is used to improve quality and student satisfaction. He is senior lecturer in Biological Sciences at the University of Leicester, UK. Having worked both in the UK and in the USA, and in addition to teaching undergraduate, postgraduate and medical students, he has widespread research interests in Molecular Virology and Pathogenesis of Viruses.
About the Publisher:
Elsevier Academic Press is an academic publishing company that publishes medical and scientific literature. It is a part of the Reed Elsevier group. Based in Amsterdam, the company has operations in the United Kingdom, United States, Mexico, Brazil, Spain and elsewhere.
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Elsevier publishes 250,000 articles a year in 2,200 journals. Its archives contain seven million publications. Total yearly downloads amount to 240 million.
In 2010, Elsevier reported a profit margin of 36% on revenues of US$ 3.2 billion. Elsevier's high profit margins and copyright practices have subjected it to much criticism.
Publisher: Elsevier Academic Press
Author: Alan J. Cann
Language: English
Format: PDF
Pages: 331
ISBN: 0-12-088787-8
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