1st Edition

Viruses Biology, Applications, and Control

By David Harper Copyright 2011
346 Pages
by Garland Science

346 Pages
by Garland Science

Viruses: Biology, Application, and Control is a concise textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students covering the essential aspects of virology included in biomedical science courses. It is an updated and expanded version of David Harper’s Molecular Virology , Second Edition. Focusing on key mechanisms and developments, Viruses presents many new recent scientific advances,... Read more

1. Virus Structure and Infection
2. Virus classification and evolution
3. Virus Replication
4. Immune response & evasion
5. Vaccines and vaccination
6. Antiviral Drugs
7. Beneficial use of viruses
8. Emergence, spread, and extinction
9. Viruses, vectors, and genomics
10. Culture, Detection and Diagnosis
Appendix 1: Viral Replication Strategies
Appendix 2: Current Antiviral Drugs

Biography

David Harper

"...this is a recommended book for undergraduates studying virology and would provide a good source material for a lecture series on the topic." - Immunology News