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| Introduction | |
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| Viruses are Distinct from Living Organisms | |
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| The History of Virology | |
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| Living Host Systems | |
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| Cell Culture Methods | |
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| Serological/Immunological Methods | |
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| Ultrastructural Studies | |
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| 'Molecular Biology' | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Particles | |
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| The Function and Formation of Virus Particles | |
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| Capsid Symmetry and Virus Architecture | |
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| Helical capsids | |
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| Icosahedral (isometric) capsids | |
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| Enveloped Viruses | |
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| Complex Virus Structures | |
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| Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions and Genome Packaging | |
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| Virus Receptors - Recognition and Binding | |
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| Other Interactions of the Virus Capsid with the Host Cell | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Genomes | |
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| The Structure and Complexity of Virus Genomes | |
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| Molecular Genetics | |
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| Virus Genetics | |
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| Virus Mutants | |
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| Types of mutant virus | |
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| Suppression | |
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| Genetic Interactions between Viruses | |
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| Non-genetic Interactions between Viruses | |
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| 'Large' DNA Genomes | |
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| 'Small' DNA Genomes | |
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| Positive-Strand RNA Viruses | |
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| Negative-Strand RNA Viruses | |
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| Segmented and MultiPartite Virus Genomes | |
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| Reverse Transcription and Transposition | |
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| Evolution and Epidemiology | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Replication | |
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| Overview of Virus Replication | |
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| Investigation of Virus Replication | |
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| The Replication Cycle | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Expression | |
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| Expression of Genetic Information | |
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| Control of Prokaryote Gene Expression | |
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| Control of Expression in Bacteriophage � | |
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| Control of Eukaryote Gene Expression | |
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| Genome Coding Strategies | |
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| Transcriptional Control of Expression | |
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| Post-Transcriptional Control of Expression | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Infection | |
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| Virus Infections of Plants | |
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| Immune Responses to Virus Infections in Animals | |
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| Virus-Host Interactions | |
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| The Course of Virus Infections | |
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| Prevention and Therapy of Virus Infection | |
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| Virus Vectors and Gene Therapy | |
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| Chemotherapy of Virus Infections | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Pathogenesis | |
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| Mechanisms of Cellular Injury | |
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| Viruses and Immunodeficiency | |
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| Virus-Related Diseases | |
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| Bacteriophages and Human Disease | |
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| Cell Transformation by Viruses | |
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| Viruses and Cancer | |
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| New and Emergent Viruses | |
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| Zoonoses | |
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| Bioterrorism | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Subviral Agents: Genomes Without Viruses, Viruses Without Genomes | |
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| Satellites and Viroids | |
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| Prions | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Glossary and Abbreviations | |
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| Classification of Subcellular Infectious Agents | |
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| The History of Virology | |
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| Index | |