Introduction to Modern Virology (Basic Microbiology) - Softcover

Dimmock, Nigel; Primrose, S. B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0632034033 ISBN 13: 9780632034031

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1994

Synopsis

The latest edition of this best–selling textbook continues to provide a unique cross–sectional study of virology. The text emphasizes structural and functional principles common to different species of virus rather than attempting a less useful taxonomic analysis. An entirely new chapter on HIV and AIDS has been added, providing a valuable vertical profile of an extremely important viral infection. The coverage of all aspects of immunology has been fully updated to take account of recent advances, especially in the T–cell area and in their relation to viral pathogenesis. New and powerful techniques such as PCR are explained in detail and their importance in virology demonstrated. The fourth edition will retain its place as the textbook of choice in virology, continuing to relate our current understanding of viral structure and function in relation to disease, and demonstrating how advances in molecular and cell biology and genetics are affecting the study and control of viruses.

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Review

" This popular volume continues to be demanded by the many undergraduates in virology and related fields for which it was originally written ... I would certainly recommend this book to anyone needing an introduction to virology and in addition the book is a useful reference source for those who have been in the field for some years. " J Chemical Technology and Biotechnology on the third edition

About the Author

Nigel Dimmock is an internationally acclaimed virologist who has spent the major part of his career at the University of Warwick s Department of Biological Sciences, where he is currently an emeritus professor. His main research interests are influenza viruses, HIV, and antiviral immunology.

Andrew Easton is professor of virology at the University of Warwick. Having spent two years working in the pharmaceutical industry he joined the department at Warwick in 1983 and became Head of the Virology Group in 1998. Easton s research focuses on the molecular biology of pneumoviruses.

Keith Leppard is a reader at the University of Warwick. His research focuses on the interactions of adenovirus with the host cell, in particular the effects of adenoviral proteins on functions of the cell nucleus, and on the development of adenovirus as a gene delivery vehicle.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0632034033
• ISBN 13: 9780632034031
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 392