Textbook of General Virology - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1032436182 ISBN 13 : 9781032436180

Editeur : CRC Press, 2025

Synopsis

This book is an introductory text that presents fundamental knowledge and recent advances in virology. It provides comprehensive coverage of different aspects like classification, structure, emerging viruses, cancer-causing viruses, and viral vaccines. It covers the basic biology of virus existence, evolution, and reoccurrence. It also incorporates the fundamentals of biophysical and biochemical aspects of viral replication. The book discusses important topics such as immunity to viral infections, bacteriophages, and techniques used in virology. The Textbook of General Virology is meant for undergraduate and postgraduate students of microbiology, immunology, genetics, and medicine.

Key Features:

• Discusses introductory and foundational knowledge of viruses for students of life sciences and medicine
• Covers the virus history, diversity of its infection strategy, and classification
• Summarizes the characteristics of different viruses on the basis of nucleic acid genome type
• Describes the biology of RNA and DNA viruses and their effect on cell growth control in animals and humans after infection
• Reviews topics like immunity to viruses and viral vaccines

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Sachin Kumar is a Professor in the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India. He completed his PhD at the University of Maryland, USA, in the field of molecular virology. He holds a master’s in veterinary science from the Indian Veterinary Research Institute. He has over 167 publications and five patents to his credit.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

This book brings together the knowledge and understanding of viruses from origin to recent advancements. It covers different aspects like classification, structure, emerging viruses, cancer-causing viruses, and vaccines. It emphasizes the basic biology involved in virus existence, evolution, and re-occurrence.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CRC Press
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1032436182
• ISBN 13: 9781032436180
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 196
• Éditeur: Kumar Sachin
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