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Advances in virus research Volume 89 /

The first review series in virology and published since 1953, Advances in Virus Research covers a diverse range of in-depth reviews, providing a valuable overview of the field. The series of eclectic volumes are valuable resources to virologists, microbiologists, immunologists, molecular biologists,...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Maramorosch, Karl (Editor ), Murphy, Frederick A. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego, California : Academic Press, 2014.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Advances in virus research ; v. 89
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  • Front Cover; Advances in Virus Research; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Chapter One: Plant-Based Vaccines: Novel and Low-Cost Possible Route for Mediterranean Innovative Vaccination Strategies; 1. Introduction; 2. Processing of CMV-, TMV-, and AlMV-Derived Chimeric Viruses; 2.1. Virus and RNA sources; 2.2. Computer-assisted analysis; 2.3. In vitro construction of chimeric viruses and plant infection; 2.4. Recombinant protein vaccine confirmation and immunogenicity; 3. Conclusion; References
  • Chapter Two: The Role of Environmental, Virological and Vector Interactions in Dictating Biological Transmission of Arthro ... 1. Background; 2. Vectorial Capacity; 3. Oral Vector Infection; 3.1. Viral determinants of infection; 3.2. Receptor-mediated midgut infection; 3.3. Vector genetics that modulate viral infection; 3.4. Blood-feeding factors and vector infection; 4. Midgut Escape and Dissemination; 4.1. Intrahost viral populations; 4.2. Viral population bottlenecks; 4.3. Physiological and pathological changes imparted by arboviral infection; 5. Environmental Variables
  • 6. Mosquito-Specific Viruses6.1. Superinfection exclusion; 6.2. Vertical transmission of arboviruses in mosquitoes; 7. Utilizing Mosquito Biology to Inhibit Arbovirus Infection; 7.1. Mosquito innate immune response; 7.2. Microbiota; 8. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter Three: Biology, Genome Organization, and Evolution of Parvoviruses in Marine Shrimp; 1. Introduction; 2. Clinical Signs, Histopathology, Transmission, and Detection; 2.1. Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus; 2.1.1. Clinical signs, host range, and prevalence of the disease
  • 2.1.2. Histopathology and virus detection2.2. Hepatopancreatic parvovirus; 2.2.1. Clinical signs and host range; 2.2.2. Histopathology and virus detection; 2.3. Spawner-isolated mortality virus; 2.4. Lymphoidal LPV; 3. Biophysical Properties, Genome Organization, and Gene Expression; 3.1. Virus morphology; 3.2. Genome organization; 3.2.1. IHHNV; 3.2.2. HPV; 3.3. Virus gene expression; 3.3.1. In silico characterization of IHHNV coding regions and promoters; 3.3.2. Functional characterization of IHHNV/PstDNV promoters; 3.3.3. Expression of IHHNV/PstDNV transcripts in virus-infected shrimp
  • 3.3.4. Transcription initiation3.3.5. Transcription termination; 3.3.6. Transcript abundance assay; 3.3.7. Initiation of translation; 3.3.8. Comparative gene expression of brevidensoviruses; 3.4. Integration of IHHNV DNA in the host genome and implication in virus detection and disease resistance; 4. Evolution of Shrimp Parvoviruses; 4.1. Genetic diversity of IHHNV; 4.2. Evolutionary mechanisms of IHHNV; 4.2.1. Recombination; 4.2.2. Positive selection; 4.2.3. Rates of nucleotide substitution; 4.2.4. IHHNV phylogeny; 4.3. Genetic diversity and phylogeny of HPV