Origin and Evolution of Viruses

Esteban Domingo

ISBN 10: 012374153X / ISBN 13: 9780123741530

Published by Elsevier Science Aug 2008, 2008

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -New viral diseases are emerging continuously. Viruses adapt to new environments at astounding rates. Genetic variability of viruses jeopardizes vaccine efficacy. For many viruses mutants resistant to antiviral agents or host immune responses arise readily, for example, with HIV and influenza. These variations are all of utmost importance for human and animal health as they have prevented us from controlling these epidemic pathogens. This book focuses on the mechanisms that viruses use to evolve, survive and cause disease in their hosts. Covering human, animal, plant and bacterial viruses, it provides both the basic foundations for the evolutionary dynamics of viruses and specific examples of emerging diseases. NEW - methods to establish relationships among viruses and the mechanisms that affect virus evolution UNIQUE - combines theoretical concepts in evolution with detailed analyses of the evolution of important virus groups SPECIFIC - Bacterial, plant, animal and human viruses are compared regarding their interation with their hosts 560 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Origin and Evolution of Viruses
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Aug 2008
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 012374153X
• ISBN 13: 9780123741530
• Binding: Buch
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 259W x 197H x 40D millimeters 259 millimeters width by 197 millimeters height by 40 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1325 grams

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Synopsis

New viral diseases are emerging continuously. Viruses adapt to new environments at astounding rates. Genetic variability of viruses jeopardizes vaccine efficacy. For many viruses mutants resistant to antiviral agents or host immune responses arise readily, for example, with HIV and influenza. These variations are all of utmost importance for human and animal health as they have prevented us from controlling these epidemic pathogens. This book focuses on the mechanisms that viruses use to evolve, survive and cause disease in their hosts. Covering human, animal, plant and bacterial viruses, it provides both the basic foundations for the evolutionary dynamics of viruses and specific examples of emerging diseases.

• NEW - methods to establish relationships among viruses and the mechanisms that affect virus evolution
• UNIQUE - combines theoretical concepts in evolution with detailed analyses of the evolution of important virus groups
• SPECIFIC - Bacterial, plant, animal and human viruses are compared regarding their interation with their hosts

About the Author

Esteban Domingo studied chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Barcelona, Spain and spent postdoctoral stays at the University of California, Irvine and the University of Zürich. His main interests are the quasispecies structure of RNA viruses and the development of new antiviral strategies. He is presently Professor of Research of the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) at Centro de Biología Molecular "Servero Ochoa" in Madrid.