Virus

An Illustrated Guide to 101 Incredible Microbes

Dr. Marilyn J. Roossinck (Professor Emeritus), Carl Zimmer

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English

Princeton University Press
20 September 2016

Medical microbiology & virology; Popular science; Virology (non-medical)

This stunningly illustrated book provides a rare window into the amazing, varied, and often beautiful world of viruses. Contrary to popular belief, not all viruses are bad for you. In fact, several are beneficial to their hosts, and many are crucial to the health of our planet. Virus offers an unprecedented look at 101 incredible microbes that infe

By: Dr. Marilyn J. Roossinck (Professor Emeritus)
Foreword by: Carl Zimmer
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 165mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 1.049kg
ISBN: 9780691166964
ISBN 10: 069116696X
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 20 September 2016
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword 6 Introduction 8 What is a virus? 10 History of virology 12 Timeline 16 Virus controversies 18 A virus classification scheme 20 Replication 22 Packaging 36 Transmission 38 Lifestyles of viruses 40 Immunity 44 Remarkable Viruses 101 HUMAN VIRUSES Chikungunya virus 52 Dengue virus 54 Ebola virus 56 Hepatitis C virus 58 Human adenovirus 2 60 Human herpes simplex virus 1 62 Human immunodeficiency virus 64 Human papilloma virus 16 66 Human rhinovirus A 68 Influenza virus A 70 JC virus 72 Measles virus 74 Mumps virus 76 Norwalk virus 78 Poliovirus 80 Rotavirus A 82 SARS related coronavirus 84 Varicella-zoster virus 86 Variola virus 88 West Nile virus 90 Yellow fever virus 92 Zika virus 94 Sin nombre virus 96 Torque teno virus 97 VERTEBRATE ANIMAL VIRUSES African swine fever virus 100 Bluetongue virus 102 Boid Inclusion body disease virus 104 Bornadisease virus 106 Bovine viral diarrhea virus 1 108 Canine parvovirus 110 Foot and mouth disease virus 112 Frog virus 3 114 Infectious salmon anemia virus 116 Myxoma virus 118 Porcine circovirus 120 Rabies virus 122 Rift Valley fever virus 124 Rinderpest virus 126 Rous sarcoma virus 128 Simian virus 40 130 Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus 132 Feline leukemia virus 134 Mouse herpes virus 68 135 PLANT VIRUSES African cassava mosaic virus 138 Banana bunchy top virus 140 Barley yellow dwarf virus 142 Cauliflower mosaic virus 144 Citrus tristeza virus 146 Cucumber mosaic virus 148 Oryza sativa endornavirus 150 Ourmia melon virus 152 Pea enation mosaic virus 154 Plum pox virus 156 Potato virus Y 158 Rice dwarf virus 160 Rice hoja blanca virus 162 164 Satellite tobacco mosaic virus Tobacco etch virus 166 Tobacco mosaic virus 168 Tomato bushy stunt virus 170 Tomato spotted wilt virus 172 Tomato yellow leaf curl virus 174 White clover cryptic virus 176 Bean golden mosaic virus 178 Tulip breaking virus 179 INVERTEBRATE ANIMAL VIRUSES Cotesia congregata bracovirus 182 Cricket paralysis virus 184 Deformed wing virus 186 Drosophila virus C 188 Dysaphis plantaginea densovirus 190 Flock house virus 192 Invertebrate iridescent virus 6 194 Lymantria dispar multiple nucleo-polyhedrosis virus 196 Orsay virus 198 White spot syndrome virus 200 Yellow head virus 202 FUNGAL AND PROTIST VIRUSES Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus 206 Curvularia thermal tolerance virus 208 Helminthosporium victoriae virus 190S 210 Penicillium chrysogenum virus 212 Pithovirus sibericum 214 Saccharomyces cerevisia L-A virus 216 Cryphonectria hypovirus 1 218 Ophiostoma mitovirus 4 219 Paramecium busaria chlorellavirus 1 220 Phytophthora endornavirus 1 220 BACTERIAL AND ARCHAEAL VIRUSES Bacillus phage phi29 224 Enterobacteria phage lambda 226 Enterobacteria phage T4 228 Enterobacteriophage phiX174 230 Mycobacterium phage D29 232 Ralstonia phage phiRSL1 234 Synechococcus phage Syn5 236 Acidianus bottle-shaped virus 1 238 Acidianus two-tailed virus 239 Enterobacteria phage H-19B 240 Enterobacteriophage M13 241 Enterobacteriophage Qss 242 Staphylococcus phage 80 243 Sulfolobus spindle-shaped virus 1 244 Vibrio phage CTX 245 Glossary 246 Resources 250 Index 252 Acknowledgments 256

Marilyn J. Roossinck is professor of virus ecology in the Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology at Pennsylvania State University. She lives in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.

Reviews for Virus: An Illustrated Guide to 101 Incredible Microbes

[A] stunning explication of 101 viruses that infect everything from humans to archaea. Along with basics on life cycles, transmission and more, Roossinck offers succinct descriptions, schematic drawings and a gallery of electron-microscopy images. --Barbara Kiser, Nature [A] very useful resource. --Booklist This well-illustrated guide provides an introduction to the biology of viruses and history of virology, as well as singling out 101 of these infectious agents to profile in more depth. --Science News Magazine A visually appealing resource that will be useful for virologists while simultaneously appealing to the layperson curious about the fascinating and vital role these organisms play in the ecosystem. --Library Journal The rise of the Zika virus was one of the most troubling medical stories of the past year--and yes, it's covered in this richly illustrated rogue's gallery by virologist Marilyn J. Roossinck. There's also a graphic explanation of the inner workings of viruses, and a foreword by renowned science writer Carl Zimmer. --Alan Boyle, GeekWire