Basic virology

Author: Mang Kuiqiang
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This book elaborates on the classification and genome morphological diagrams of plant viruses, human and animal viruses, insect viruses, bacterial viruses, etc. It also introduces the purification, detection, infection, and replication mechanisms and processes of viruses using molecular biology knowledge. Additionally, it covers the prevention and control of viral diseases closely related to human health and socio-economic development. It is suitable as a textbook and reference book for college and university students majoring in biology, and also serves as an excellent reference for graduate students in virology, as well as researchers in fermentation engineering, genetic breeding, and vaccine development. Viruses, though small, are extremely closely related to human social development and economic activities. They can cause diseases in hosts, bringing adverse effects to planting, animal husbandry, and human health, but they can also be utilized for vaccine production and as foreign gene vectors in genetic engineering, directly or indirectly creating significant economic and social benefits for humanity. Based on an introduction to the origin and development of viruses, their components and structures, this book elaborates on the classification and genome morphological diagrams of plant viruses, human and animal viruses, insect viruses, bacterial viruses, etc. Using molecular biology knowledge, it introduces the purification, detection, infection, and replication mechanisms and processes of viruses. After further understanding the interaction mechanisms between viruses and host cells, as part of a comprehensive work, this book lists the prevention and control of viral diseases closely related to human health and socio-economic development. Finally, the editors invited international colleagues to write a chapter on viral hepatitis as an example, covering virus detection and diagnosis, which is highly applicable and increasingly playing an important role in clinical and epidemiological prevention and control, thereby making the content system of the book more systematic and complete. The book is well-structured and systematically innovative. It is suitable as a textbook and reference book for college and university students majoring in biology, helping readers gain solid virological knowledge. It is also an excellent reference for graduate students in virology, as well as researchers in fermentation engineering, genetic breeding, and vaccine development. Viruses, though small, are extremely closely related to human social development and economic activities. They can cause diseases in hosts, bringing adverse effects to planting, animal husbandry, and human health, but they can also be utilized for vaccine production and as foreign gene vectors in genetic engineering, directly or indirectly creating significant economic and social benefits for humanity. Based on an introduction to the origin and development of viruses, their components and structures, this book elaborates on the classification and genome morphological diagrams of plant viruses, human and animal viruses, insect viruses, bacterial viruses, etc. Using molecular biology knowledge, it introduces the purification, detection, infection, and replication mechanisms and processes of viruses. After further understanding the interaction mechanisms between viruses and host cells, as part of a comprehensive work, this book lists the prevention and control of viral diseases closely related to human health and socio-economic development. Finally, the editors invited international colleagues to write a chapter on viral hepatitis as an example, covering virus detection and diagnosis, which is highly applicable and increasingly playing an important role in clinical and epidemiological prevention and control, thereby making the content system of the book more systematic and complete. The book is well-structured and systematically innovative. It is suitable as a textbook and reference book for college and university students majoring in biology, helping readers gain solid virological knowledge. It is also an excellent reference for graduate students in virology, as well as researchers in fermentation engineering, genetic breeding, and vaccine development.