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Primrose: Introduction to Modern Virolo (Basic microbiology ; v. 2)
Primrose Introduction to Modern Virolo - Basic microbiology ; v. 2 Author:S. B Primrose Fully revised and updated, this fifth edition provides an integrated account of animal, plant and bacterial viruses. It covers the field of virology from molecular biology to disease processes. Topics include the molecular aspects of virion structure, virus entry, replication and gene expression of RNA and DNA viruses and the classic paradigm of... more » lysogeny, whilst on the biomedical side, chapters deal with virus cultivation, immunology and carcinogenesis. Uniquely, human and animal virus diseases are dealt with generically within the text, bringing all infections within a highly manageable seven-section framework. Prevention and therapy, evolution and emerging viruses receive particular attention and specific chapters address the major infectious challenges posed by HIV, pandemic influenza and BSE. This edition provides valuable reading for all undergraduate and postgraduate students of biology and medicine wishing to study virology.« less