Advances in Virus Research
- 1st Edition, Volume 92 - February 19, 2015
- Latest edition
- Editors: Karl Maramorosch, Thomas Mettenleiter
- Language: English
Published since 1953, Advances in Virus Research covers a diverse range of in-depth reviews, providing a valuable overview of the current field of virology.… Read more
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Description
Description
Key features
Key features
- Contributions from leading authorities
- Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field
Readership
Readership
Virologists, microbiologists and infectious disease specialists.
Table of contents
Table of contents
- Dedication
- Chapter One: Comparison of Lipid-Containing Bacterial and Archaeal Viruses
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Function and Significance of Lipids in Prokaryotic Virus Life Cycle
- 3 Currently Known Lipid-Containing Bacterial and Archaeal Viruses
- 4 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter Two: Innate Recognition of Alphaherpesvirus DNA
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 DNA Sensors
- 3 Accessibility of Viral DNA to DNA Sensors
- 4 Evasion of DNA-Induced Signaling
- 5 Relevance for Vaccine Design
- 6 Conclusions and Future Perspective
- Chapter Three: Molecular Biology of Potyviruses
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Genera of the Family Potyviridae and the Main Differences in Genome Structures
- 3 Biological and Biochemical Features of Potyviral Proteins
- 4 Virus Multiplication
- 5 Virus Movement
- 6 Virus Transmission
- 7 Plant/Potyvirus Interactions in Compatible Pathosystems
- 8 Biotechnological Applications of Potyviruses
- 9 Concluding Remarks
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter Four: Immune Evasion Strategies of Molluscum Contagiosum Virus
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Characteristics of the MCV Genome and Insights into MCV Replication
- 3 MC Lesion Development
- 4 Characterization of MC Lesions
- 5 Immune Responses to MCV Infection
- 6 MCV Epidemiology
- 7 MCV Diagnosis and Treatment
- 8 Current Roadblocks in Propagating MCV in Tissue Culture Systems
- 9 MCV Immune Evasion Mechanisms
- 10 Limitations and Caveats When Studying MCV Immune Evasion Proteins
- 11 The FLIP Family of Viral and Cellular Proteins
- 12 Other MCV Immune Evasion Molecules
- 13 Conclusions
- Index
Review quotes
Review quotes
"A mandatory purchase for all types of comprehensive libraries, both public and university, as well as for those interested in or doing research in the field of virology."—Military Science
"This serial...is well known to virologists. It is a valuable aid in maintaining an overview of various facets of the rapidly expanding fields of virology...Timely, informative, and useful to the student, teacher, and research scientist." —American Scientist
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 92
- Published: February 19, 2015
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
KM
Karl Maramorosch
TM
Thomas Mettenleiter
Nationality: German
1963-1967: Elementary School
1967-1976: High School (Gymnasium)
1976: Diploma (Abitur)
1976-1977: Compulsory Military Service
1977-1982: Study of biology at Tuebingen University, Germany
1982-1985: Ph.D. work at Federal Research Centre for Virus Diseases of Animals,
Tuebingen, Germany
1985: Ph.D. in Genetics
1986-1987: Postdoctoral Fellow at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Department of Microbiology
1988-today: Federal Research Centre for Virus Diseases of Animals
1990: Habilitation (prerequisite for professorship)
since 1994: Director of the Institute of Molecular Biology at the Federal Research Centre for Virus Diseases of Animals, Insel Riems, Germany
since 1996: President of the Federal Research Centre for Virus Diseases of Animals (renamed in 2004 'Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut')
since 1997: Professor of Virology at University of Greifswald
Scientific Work:
More than 300 peer-reviewed publications in international journals (listed in PubMed) on different aspects of infectious animal diseases.