Fundamentals of Molecular Virology

Nicholas Acheson's 2 nd Edition of Fundamentals of Molecular Virology builds upon the first issue and focuses more on viruses with even more in-depth and up-to-date sources of information. More context has been contributed by prominent virologists provides a thorough presentation of basic and contemporary concepts in virology. Nicholas H. Acheson (McGill Univ., Canada ) CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION TO VIROLOGY. 1. Introduction to Virology ( Nicholas H. Acheson, McGill University). 2. Virus Structure and Assembly ( Stephen C. Harrison, Harvard University). 3. Virus Classification: The World of Viruses ( Nicholas H. Acheson, McGill University). 4. Virus Entry ( Ari Helenius, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich). II. VIRUSES OF BACTERIA AND ARCHAEA. 5. Single-Stranded RNA Bacteriophages ( Jan van Duin, University of Leiden). 6. Microviruses ( Bentley Fane, University of Arizona). 7. Bacteriophage T7 ( William C. Summers, Yale University). 8. Bacteriophage Lambda ( Michael Feiss, University of Iowa). 9. Viruses of Archaea ( David Pringishvili, Institut Pasteur). III. POSITIVE-STRAND RNA VIRUSES OF EUKARYOTES. 10. Cucumber Mosaic Virus ( Ping Xu, J. Noble Research Institute and Marilyn Roosinck, J. Noble Research Institute). 11. Picornaviruses ( Bert L. Semler, University of California, Irvine). 12. Flaviviruses ( Richard Kuhn, Purdue University). 13. Togaviruses ( Milton Schlesinger, Washington University in St. Louis, Sondra Schlesinger, Washington University in St. Louis and Revised by: Richard Kuhn, Purdue University). 14. Coronaviruses ( Mark Denison, Vanderbilt University and Michelle M. Becker, Vanderbilt University). IV. NEGATIVE-STRAND AND DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA VIRUSES OF EUKARYOTES. 15. Paramyxoviruses and Rhabdoviruses ( Nicholas H. Acheson, McGill University, Daniel Kolakofsky, University of Geneva, Christopher Richardson, University of Toronto and Revised by: Laurent Roux, University of Geneva). 16. Filoviruses ( Heinz Feldmann, Division of Intramural Research, NIAID, NIH, Hans-Dieter Klenk, University of Marburg and Nicholas H. Acheson, McGill University). 17. Bunyaviruses ( Richard M. Elliott, University of St. Andrews). 18. Influenza viruses ( Dalius J. Briedis, McGill University). 19. Reoviruses ( Terence S. Dermody, Vanderbilt University and James D. Chappell, Vanderbilt University). V. SMALL DNA VIRUSES OF EUKARYOTES. 20. Parvoviruses ( Peter Beard, Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research). 21. Polyomaviruses ( Nicholas H. Acheson, McGill University). 22. Papillomaviruses ( Greg Matlashewski, McGill University and Revised by: Lawrence Banks, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste). VI. LARGE DNA VIRUSES OF EUKARYOTES. 23. Adenoviruses ( Philip Branton, McGill University and Richard C. Marcellus, McGill University). 24. Herpesviruses ( Bernard Roizman, University of Chicago, Gabriella Campadelli-Fiume, University of Bologna and Richard Longnecker, Northwestern University). 25. Baculoviruses ( Eric Carstens, Queen’s University). 26. Poxviruses ( Richard C. Condit, University of Florida). 27. Viruses of Algae and Mimivirus ( Michael J. Allen, Plymouth Marine Laboratory and William H. Wilson, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences). VII. VIRUSES THAT USE A REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE. 28. Retroviruses ( Alan Cochrane, University of Toronto). 29. Human Immunodeficiency Virus ( Alan Cochrane, University of Toronto). 30. Hepadnaviruses ( Christopher Richardson, Dalhousie University). VIII. VIROIDS AND PRIONS. 31. Viroids and Hepatitis Delta Virus ( Jean-Pierre Perreault, Université de Sherbrooke and Martin Pelchat, University of Ottawa). 32. Prions ( Dalius J. Briedis, McGill University). IX. HOST DEFENSES AGAINST VIRUS INFECTION. 33. Cellular Defenses Against Virus Infection ( Karen Mossman, McMaster University, John Hiscott, McGill University and Pierre Genin, McGill University). 34. Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses to Virus Infection ( Malcolm G. Baines, McGill University and Karen Mossman, McMaster University). X. ANTIVIRAL AGENTS AND VIRUS VECTORS. 35. Antiviral Vaccines ( Brian Ward, McGill University). 36. Antiviral Chemotherapy ( Donald M. Coen, Harvard University). 37. Eukaryotic Virus Vectors ( Rénald Gilbert, NRC Biotechnology Research Institute, Montreal and Bernard Massie, NRC Biotechnology Research Institute, Montreal).