Overview

Rapid developments continue to take place in the research of viruses, the causative agents of infectious diseases in humans, animals, plants, invertebrates, protozoa, fungi, and bacteria. A still growing number of more than 30,000 viruses, virus strains, and subtypes are being tracked in various specialty laboratories and culture collections. In this situation of expansion and specialization, the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses was founded to establish, refine and maintain a universal virus taxonomy system giving information to virologists about the characteristics of the different groups of viruses. The Committee's Sixth Report includes one order, 71 families, 11 subfamilies, and 175 genera and more than 4,000 member viruses. On 600 printed pages large amounts of molecular biologic data, illustrated by micrographs and virion diagrams, gene maps and tables give a comprehensive overview and prove helpful in teaching, in diagnostics, in scholarly research, and in the practical areas of medicine, veterinary medicine, plant pathology, insect pest management, and biotechnology.

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Author:   Frederik A. Murphy ,  Claude M. Fauquet ,  David H.L. Bishop ,  Said A. Ghabrial
Publisher:   Springer Verlag GmbH
Imprint:   Springer Verlag GmbH
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
Volume:   10
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 28.00cm
Weight:   1.605kg
ISBN:  

9783211825945

ISBN 10:   3211825940
Pages:   586
Publication Date:   03 May 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I: Introduction to the Universal System of Virus Taxonomy.- The History of Virus Taxonomy.- The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV).- The Universal System of Virus Taxonomy.- Virus Nomenclature.- Structural, Genomic, Physicochemical and Replicative Properties of Viruses Used in Taxonomy.- Some Properties of Viruses Used in Taxonomy.- Taxonomy and Unambiguous Virus Identification.- Taxonomy and the Adequate Description of New Viruses.- Taxonomy in Diagnostic Virology.- The Future of Virus Taxonomy.- II: The Viruses.- Glossary of Abbreviations and Virological Terms.- Virus Diagrams.- Taxa Listed Alphabetically.- Taxa Listed by Host.- Taxa Listed by Nucleic Acid.- Key to the Placement of Viruses in Taxa.- The Order of Presentation of the Viruses.- Descriptions of Taxa.- III: The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses.- Officers and Members of the ICTV, 1990-1993.- The Statutes of the ICTV, 1993.- The Rules of Virus Classification and Nomenclature, 1993.- The Format for Submission of New Taxonomic Proposals.- IV: Indexes.- Author Index.- Virus Index.- Taxonomic Index.

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