Table of Contents

 

 

 

Section I

Introduction to Virology

 

1

Introduction to Virology   Nicholas H. Acheson, McGill University

2

2

Virus Structure and Assembly   Stephen C. Harrison, Harvard University

18

3

Virus Classification: the World of Viruses   Nicholas H. Acheson, McGill University

31

4

Virus Entry   Ari Helenius, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich

45

Section Ii

Viruses of Bacteria and Archaea

 

5

Single-Stranded RNA Bacteriophages   Jan Van Duin, University of Leiden

59

6

Microviruses   Bentley Fane, University of Arizona

69

7

Bacteriophage T7   William C. Summers, Yale University

77

8

Bacteriophage Lambda   Michael Feiss, University of Iowa

85

9

Viruses of Archaea   David Prangishvili, Institut Pasteur

97

Section Iii

Positive-Strand RNA Viruses of Eukaryotes

 

10

Cucumber Mosaic Virus   Ping Xu, J. Noble Research Institute Marilyn J. Roosinck, J. Noble Research Institute

112

11

Picornaviruses   Berth L. Semler, University of California, Irvine

125

12

Flaviviruses   Richard Kuhn, Purdue University

137

13

Togaviruses   Milton Schlesinger, Washington University in St. Louis Sandra Schlesinger, Washington University in St. Louis Revised By: Richard Kuhn, Purdue University

148

14

Coronaviruses   Mark Denison, Vanderbik University Michelle M. Becker, Vanderbik University

159

Section Iv

Negative-Strand and Double-Stranded RNA Viruses of Eukaryotes

 

15

Paramyxoviruses and Rhabdoviruses   Nicholas H. Acheson, McGill University Daniel Kolakofsky, University of Geneva Christopher Richardson Dalhousie University Revised By: Laurent Roux, University of Geneva

175

16

Filoviruses   Heinz Feldmann, Division of Intramural Research, NIAID, NIH Hans-Dieter Klenk, University of Marburg Nicholas H. Acheson, McGill University

188

17

Bunyaviruses   Richard M. Elliott, University of St. Andrews

200

18

Influenza Viruses   Dalius J. Briedis, McGill University

210

19

Reoviruses   Terence S. Dermody, Vanderbik University James D. Chappell, Vanderbik University

225

Section V

Small DNA Viruses of Eukaryotes

 

20

Parvoviruses   Peter Beard, Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research

238

21

Polyomaviruses   Nicholas H. Acheson, McGill University

247

22

Papillomaviruses   Greg Matlasheivski, McGill University Revised By: Lawrence Banks, International Centre Far Genetic Engineering And Biotechnology, Trieste

263

Section Vi

Larger DNA Viruses of Eukaryotes

 

23

Adenoviruses   Philip Branton, McGill University Richard C. Marcellus, McGill University

274

24

Herpesviruses   Bernard Roizman, University of Chicago Gabriella Campadelli-Fiume, University of Bologna Richard Longnecker, North-Western University

285

25

Baculoviruses   Eric B. Carstens, Queens University

302

26

Poxviruses   Richard C. Condit, University of Florida

312

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Viruses of Algae and Mimivirus   Michael J. Allen, Plymouth Marine Laboratory William H. Wilson, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

325

Section Vii

Viruses that Use a Reverse Transcriptase

 

28

Retroviruses   Alan Cochranc, University of Toronto

342

29

Human Immunodeficiency Virus   Alan Cochrane, University of Toronto

354

30

Hepadnaviruses   Christopher Richardson, Dalhousie University

365

Section Viii

Viroids and Prions

 

31

Viroids and Hepatitis Delta Virus   Jean-Pierre Perreault, Université De Sherbrooke Martin Pelchat, University of Ottawa

378

32

Prions   Dalius J. Briedis, McGill University

387

Section Ix

Host Defenses Against Virus Infection

 

33

Intrinsic Cellular Defenses against Virus Infection   Karen Mossman, McMaster University Pierre Genin, University Paris Descartes John Hiscott, McGill University

398

34

Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses to Virus Infection   Malcolm G. Baines, McGill University Karen Mossman, McMaster University

415

Section X

Antiviral Agents and Virus Vectors

 

35

Antiviral Vaccines   Brian Ward, McGill University

428

36

Antiviral Chemotherapy   Donald M. Coen, Harvard University

444

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Eukaryotic Virus Vectors   Rénald Gilbert, NRC Biotechnology Research Institute, Montreal Bernard Massie, NRC Biotechnology Research Institute, Montreal

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