Advances in Virus Research
Academic Press
Published on 15. November 1982
373 pages
978-0-08-058317-4 (ISBN)
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Advances in Virus Research: v.27
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09/1982
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Virus Research, Volume 27
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors to Volume 27
- Kenneth M. Smith, CBE, FRS
- Frederik B. Bang
- Chapter 1. Diagnostic Virology Using Electron Microscopic Techniques
- I. Introduction
- II. Viral Morphology
- III. Techniques for Electron Microscopy of Viruses
- IV. Application of the Techniques to Samples from Patients
- V. Application of the Techniques to Laboratory Samples
- VI. Artifacts
- VII. Electron Microscopy and Other Diagnostic Methods Compared
- VIII. Safety
- IX. Summary and Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 2. Studies of Japanese Encephalitis in China
- I. Introduction
- II. Pathogenic Properties of the Virus
- III. Inapparent Infection and Pathogenesis of the Disease
- IV. Ecology of JE Virus
- V. Control of JE in China
- References
- Chapter 3. Plantago as a Host of Economically Important Viruses
- I. Introduction
- II. The Occurrence and Ecology of Plantago Species
- III. Plantago Species in Agricultural Situations
- IV. Plantago Species as Virus Host
- V. The Importance of the Viruses Naturally Infecting Plantago
- VI. Discussion and Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 4. Penetration of Viral Genetic Material into Host Cell
- I. Introduction
- II. Stages of Penetration
- III. Individual Virus Groups
- IV. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 5. Comparative Biology and Evolution of Bacteriophages
- I. Introduction
- II. Some Cautionary Remarks
- III. The Systematics of Phages
- IV. Inferences from Distribution
- V. The Comparative Anatomy of Phage Nucleic Acids
- VI. Relationships Inferred from DNA/DNA Comparisons
- VII. Comparative Relationships from Other Data
- VIII. Mechanics of Phage Evolution
- IX. Evolutionary Position of Defective Phages and Particulate Bacteriocins
- X. Morphological Evolution
- XI. Possible Relationships between Phages and Other Viruses
- XII. Origins for Phages
- XIII. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6. Mechanisms of Viral Tumorigenesis
- I. Introduction
- II. RNA Tumor Viruses
- III. Herpesviruses
- IV. Conclusions
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- Contents of Recent Volumes
