Textbook of General Virology

Sachin Kumar

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English

CRC Press
30 March 2025

Immunology; Molecular biology; Cellular biology (cytology); Microbiology (non-medical); Human biology

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

Edited by: Sachin Kumar
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781032439068
ISBN 10: 1032439068
Pages: 196
Publication Date: 30 March 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

History of virology 2. Viruses and their significance 3. Methods used in virology 4. Transmission of viruses 5. Virus classification 6. Virus structure 7. Virus replication 8. Virus pathogenicity 9. Double-stranded DNA viruses 10. Single-stranded DNA viruses 11. Double-stranded RNA viruses 12. Plus strand RNA viruses 13. Minus strand RNA viruses 14. Retroviruses 15. Reverse transcriptase containing DNA viruses 16. Bacteriophages 17. Plant viruses 18. Oncolytic viruses 19. Emerging viruses 20. Immunity to virus infection 21. Viral vaccines

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.