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Author:   Christon J. Hurst (Xavier University)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Edition:   Two Volume Set
Dimensions:   Width: 18.70cm , Height: 5.20cm , Length: 26.20cm
Weight:   1.964kg
ISBN:  

9781118024584

ISBN 10:   1118024583
Pages:   832
Publication Date:   24 January 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9781119608363
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Studies in Viral Ecology Volume I: Microbial and Botanical Host Systems. Dedication. Preface. List of Contributors. Section I: An Introduction to the Structure and Behavior of Viruses. Chapter 1. Defining the Ecology of Viruses (Christon J. Hurst). Chapter 2. An Introduction to Viral Taxonomy with emphasis on microbial and botanical hosts and the proposal of Akamara, a potential domain for the genomic acellular agents (Christon J. Hurst). Chapter 3. Virus Morphology, Replication and Assembly (Debi P. Nayak). Chapter 4. The (Co)-Evolutionary Ecology of Viruses (Michael J. Allen). Section II: Viruses of Other Microorganisms. Chapter 5. Bacteriophage and Viral Ecology as Seen Through the Lens of Nucleic Acid Sequence Data (Eric Sakowski, William Kress, and K. Eric Wommack). Chapter 6. Viruses of Cyanobacteria (Lauren McDaniel). Chapter 7. Viruses of Eukaryotic Algae (William H. Wilson and Michael J. Allen). Chapter 8. Viruses of Seaweeds (Declan C. Schroeder). Chapter 9. The Ecology and Evolution of Fungal Viruses (Michael G. Milgroom and Bradley I. Hillman). Chapter 10. Prion Ecology (Reed B. Wickner). Section III. Viruses of Macroscopic Plants. Chapter 11. Ecology of Plant Viruses, with special reference to geminiviruses (Basavaprabhu L. Patil and Claude M. Fauquet). Chapter 12. Viroids and Viroid Diseases of Plants (Ricardo Flores, Francesco Di Serio, Beatriz Navarro, Nuria Duran-Vila, and Robert A. Owens). Studies in Viral Ecology Volume II: Animal Host Systems. Section I: An Introduction to the Structure and Behavior of Viruses. Chapter 1. Defining the Ecology of Viruses (Christon J. Hurst). Chapter 2. An Introduction to Viral Taxonomy with emphasis on animal hosts and the proposal of Akamara, a potential domain for the genomic acellular agents (Christon J. Hurst). Chapter 3. Virus Morphology, Replication and Assembly (Debi P. Nayak). Chapter 4. The (Co)-Evolutionary Ecology of Viruses (Michael J. Allen). Section II: Viruses of Macroscopic Animals. Chapter 5. Coral Viruses (William H. Wilson). Chapter 6. Viruses Infecting Marine Molluscs (Tristan Renault). Chapter 7. The Viral Ecology of Aquatic Crustaceans (Leigh Owens). Chapter 8. Virus of Fish (Audun Helge Nerland, Aina-Catherine Øvergård, and Sonal Patel). Chapter 9. Ecology of Viruses Infecting Ectothermic Vertebrates – The Impact of Ranavirus Infections on Amphibians (V. Gregory Chinchar and Andrew T. Storfer). Chapter 10. Viruses of Insects (Declan C. Schroeder). Chapter 11. Viruses of Terrestrial Mammals (Laura D. Kramer and Norma P. Travakoli). Chapter 12. Viruses of Cetaceans (Marie-Françoise Van Bressem and Juan Antonio Raga) Chapter 13. The Relationship Between Humans, their Viruses and Prions (Christon J. Hurst). Chapter 14. Ecology of Avian Viruses (Josanne H. Verhagen, Ron A. M. Fouchier and Vincent J. Munster).

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Overall, a useful resource for both ecologists and virologists seeking to expand their understanding of virus biology. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and researchers. (Choice, 1 April 2012)

Overall, a useful resource for both ecologists and virologists seeking to expand their understanding of virus biology. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and researchers. (Choice, 1 April 2012)

<p> Overall, a useful resource for both ecologists andvirologists seeking to expand their understanding of virusbiology. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students andresearchers. (Choice, 1 April 2012)

?Overall, a useful resource for both ecologists and virologists seeking to expand their understanding of virus biology. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and researchers.? (Choice, 1 April 2012)

&ldquo;Overall, a useful resource for both ecologists and virologists seeking to expand their understanding of virus biology. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and researchers. (Choice, 1 April 2012)

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Professor Hurst is an affiliated faculty member at Xavier University and holds a life appointment as Visiting Professor at Universidad del Valle in Columbia. He has authored several books on viruses and viral ecology and has been a leader in defining the field of Viral Ecology.

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