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November 2006, ©2007
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Designed for students learning about viruses for the first time at the undergraduate or graduate level, Fundamentals of Molecular Virology is presented in a style which relates to today's students and professors. This book is also a valuable, up-to-date source of information for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and research scientists working with viruses. Chapters contributed by prominent virologists were edited to conform to a clear and accessible style. The text provides a thorough presentation of basic and contemporary concepts in virology for a
student’s first exposure to the field.
Hallmark Features
- Most accessible format in the market. Designed for use in university-level virology courses taken by students majoring in biomedical sciences and microbiology. Written in a simple and clear style for students with a background in cell and molecular biology.
- Student-friendly learning tools provide key assets to help students focus on the important information: chapter outlines, informative subheadings, key terms, extensive glossary, selected journal references.
- Unique, applied chapter stories. Chapters covering specific virus families are designed to tell a story about a virus, explain its replication cycle, and portray the “personality” of the virus. Important information on initial discovery, virus diseases, hosts infected, and virus transmission is included.
- Evolutionary boxes feature exciting and current developments in molecular virology.
- Comprehensive, illustrative art program. The book contains numerous two-color figures that focus on individual steps in virus replication and help draw the student's attention to important concepts.
- Introductory section covers definition of viruses, history of virus research, detection and measurement of viruses, virus growth cycle, virus structure, the world of viruses, evolution of viruses, and virus entry.
- A separate section on Bacteriophages emphasizes their importance in basic discoveries in molecular biology and their contributions to molecular tools used in research laboratories.
- Numerous chapters cover important human pathogens such as Ebola virus, hepatitis viruses, herpes viruses, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), influenza virus, measles virus, poliovirus, SARS coronavirus, smallpox virus,
- Special chapters on Viroids (small infectious nucleic acids that do not code for proteins but cause important plant diseases) and Prions (infectious proteins that lack nucleic acids but cause mad cow disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans).
- A concluding section includes chapters on practical applications in virology: Interferons, Antiviral Chemotherapy, Virus Vectors, and Antiviral Vaccines.
Professor Reviews
"I like the structured treatment that is presented in Acheson. Overall, it is one of the best written and clearly organized texts on the subject I have seen." - Jeannine Williams, College of Marin
"I found the text very readable and believe it will appeal to a wide audience of students...I believe this text will have broad appeal in a field where few texts exist." - Michael Roner, The University of Texas at
"The main strength of the book is the great molecular detail the author achieves, but still at a level that an undergraduate student should be able to master. I like the blend of molecular with medical; this has been lacking in most virology books that I have considered using." - Darlene Walro,
Available Versions
Fundamentals of Molecular Virology
ISBN 978-0-471-35151-1
November 2006, ©2007
Paperback, 432 pages
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