Fields Virology
4th Edition
Published on 26. June 2001
Book
Hardback
3280 pages
978-0-7817-1832-5 (ISBN)
Description
Since 1985, "Fields Virology" has been the definitive reference on the molecular biology of viruses and the pathogenesis of viral diseases. Now this classic two-volume work has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the explosive growth of information on viruses and their clinical significance. Highlights of the Fourth Edition include new information on Kaposi, the new rhabdoviruses, and human herpesviruses, particularly human herpesvirus 8. This edition of "Fields Virology" also has a CD-ROM included in the back of the book. It is a Brandon-Hill recommended title.
Since 1985, "Fields Virology" has been the definitive reference on the molecular biology of viruses and the pathogenesis of viral diseases. Now this classic two-volume work has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the explosive growth of information on viruses and their clinical significance. Highlights of the Fourth Edition include new information on Kaposi, the new rhabdoviruses, and human herpesviruses, particularly human herpesvirus 8. This edition of "Fields Virology" also has a CD-ROM included in the back of the book. It is a Brandon-Hill recommended title.
Since 1985, "Fields Virology" has been the definitive reference on the molecular biology of viruses and the pathogenesis of viral diseases. Now this classic two-volume work has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the explosive growth of information on viruses and their clinical significance. Highlights of the Fourth Edition include new information on Kaposi, the new rhabdoviruses, and human herpesviruses, particularly human herpesvirus 8. This edition of "Fields Virology" also has a CD-ROM included in the back of the book. It is a Brandon-Hill recommended title.
Reviews / Votes
"A supremely useful reference book.... The virologist's bible." - The Lancet "Fields remains the most comprehensive virology text available for both the basic and medical aspects of virology....It should remain the virology reference of first choice for infectious disease and other clinical specialists, scientists, medical and graduate students, pathologists, and clinical microbiologists." - Annals of Internal Medicine"A supremely useful reference book.... The virologist's bible." - The Lancet "Fields remains the most comprehensive virology text available for both the basic and medical aspects of virology....It should remain the virology reference of first choice for infectious disease and other clinical specialists, scientists, medical and graduate students, pathologists, and clinical microbiologists." - Annals of Internal Medicine
More details
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
1266
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 203 mm
Weight
6804 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7817-1832-5 (9780781718325)
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Other editions
New editions
Book
12/2006
5th Edition
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
€423.40
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Previous edition
Bernard N. Fields | etc.
Fields' Virology
Book
12/1995
3rd Edition
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
€361.74
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Persons
Content
I: General Virology II: Specific Virus Families Picornaviridae Caliciviridae Astroviridae Togaviridae Flaviviridae Coronaviridae Arteriviridae Rhabdoviridae Filoviridae Paramyxoviridae Orthomyxoviridae Bunyaviridae Arenaviridae Bornaviridae Reoviridae Retroviridae Polyomaviridae Papillomaviridae Adenoviridae Parvoviridae Herpesviridae Poxiviridae Hepadnaviridae Unclassified Agents Index