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This second edition of Studies in Viral Ecology is designed to serve as a means of updating the knowledge of virologists regarding the broader aspects of viral ecology. As with the first edition, this book explains the ecology of viruses by examining their interactive dynamics with their hosting species (covering both animals and plants), including the types of transmission cycles that viruses have evolved encompassing principal and alternate hosts, vehicles and vectoring species. Examining virology from an organismal biology approach and focusing on the concept that viral infections represent areas of overlap in the ecologies of the involved species, Viral Ecology is essential for students and professionals who either may be non-virologists or virologists whose previous familiarity has been very specialized.This second edition of Studies in Viral Ecology is designed to serve as a means of updating the knowledge of virologists regarding the broader aspects of viral ecology. As with the first edition, this book explains the ecology of viruses by examining their interactive dynamics with their hosting species (covering both animals and plants), including the types of transmission cycles that viruses have evolved encompassing principal and alternate hosts, vehicles and vectoring species. Examining virology from an organismal biology approach and focusing on the concept that viral infections represent areas of overlap in the ecologies of the involved species, Viral Ecology is essential for students and professionals who either may be non-virologists or virologists whose previous familiarity has been very specialized. Now in its second edition, Studies in Viral Ecology explores the intricate interactions between viruses and other organisms from a “virocentric” perspective. Divided into five sections, the book opens with a thorough introduction to the ecology of all viruses, followed by detailed examinations that individually consider the viruses of other microorganisms, viruses of vascular plants, and viruses of vertebrate and invertebrate animals. The chapters have been written by leading scientists in their respective research fields and cover topics such as the evolution of fungal viruses, viruses affecting insects, viruses of terrestrial and marine mammals, and the relationship between humans, their viruses, and prions. Studies in Viral Ecology, Second Edition remains required reading for virologists and virology instructors and students who study the interactions between virus and host at the individual species and higher taxonomic levels.

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Author:   Christon J. Hurst (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.656kg
ISBN:  

9781119608363

ISBN 10:   1119608368
Pages:   672
Publication Date:   19 August 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Section I: An Introduction to the Ecology of Viruses Chapter 1. Defining the Ecology of Viruses Christon J. Hurst Section II: Viruses Of Other Microorganisms Chapter 2. Bacteriophage and Viral Ecology in the ‘Omics Age Jessica Chopyk, Daniel J. Nasko, and Eric G. Sakowski Chapter 3. Viruses of Eukaryotic Microalgae Victoria L. N. Jackson, Michael J. Allen and Adam Monier Chapter 4. Viruses of Seaweeds Declan C. Schroeder and Dean A. McKeown Chapter 5. The Ecology and Evolution of Fungal Viruses Bradley I. Hillman and Michael G. Milgroom Section III: Viruses of Vascular Plants Chapter 6. Ecology of Plant Infecting Viruses, with Special Reference to Geminiviruses Basavaprabhu L. Patil and Claude M. Fauquet Chapter 7. Viroids and Viroid Diseases of Plants Ricardo Flores, Francesco Di Serio, Beatriz Navarro, Nuria Duran-Vila and Robert A. Owens Section IV: Viruses of Invertebrate Animals Chapter 8. Viruses Infecting Marine Molluscs Tristan Renault Chapter 9. Viruses Affecting Crustaceans Kelly S. Bateman Chapter 10. Viruses of Insects Declan C. Schroeder and Jessica L. Kevill Section V: Viruses of Vertebrate Animals Chapter 11. Viruses of Fish Audun Helge Nerland, Aina-Cathrine Øvergård and Sonal Patel Chapter 12. Ecology of Viruses Infecting Ectothermic Vertebrates—The Impact of Ranavirus Infections on Amphibians V. Gregory Chinchar, Amanda L.J. Duffus, Jesse L. Brunner Chapter 13. Viruses of Reptiles Rachel E. Marschang, Jonathan I. Meddings, and Ellen Ariel Chapter 14. Ecology of Avian Viruses Josanne H. Verhagen Chapter 15. Viruses of Terrestrial Mammals Laura D. Kramer and Norma P. Tavakoli Chapter 16. Viruses of Marine Mammals Sasan Fereidouni Chapter 17. The Relationship Between Humans, Their Viruses, and Prions Christon J. Hurst

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Christon J. Hurst, currently works as a Consulting Microbiologist in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, and is a Lifetime Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Engineering, Universidad del Valle, Santiago de Cali, Valle, Colombia.

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