Advances in Virus Research

by Maramorosch; Murphy; Shatkin

• ISBN13: 9780120398515
• ISBN10: 0120398516
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-09-30
• Publisher: Elsevier Science

Summary

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.In 2004, the Institute for Scientific Information released figures showing that the series has an Impact Factor of 2.576, with a half-life of 7.1 years, placing it 11th in the highly competitive category of Virology.

Table of Contents

Historical Vignette: A Life with Poxviruses and Publishers
Frank Fenner
Introduction	1	(1)
Early Life: 1914--39	2	(1)
The Australian Army Medical Corps: 1940--46	3	(2)
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute: 1946--48	5	(2)
The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research: 1948--49	7	(1)
Studies on Mycobacteria	8	(2)
Appointment to the Australian National University	10	(1)
Development of the Department of Microbiology	10	(1)
Myxomatosis	11	(4)
Genetics of Vaccinia Virus	15	(2)
The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses: 1966--76	17	(1)
First Encounters with Publishers	18	(1)
Associations with Scientific Societies	19	(1)
Director of the John Curtin School of Medical Research: 1967--73	20	(1)
Further Involvement in International Science	21	(1)
Director of the Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies: 1973--79	22	(1)
The Certification of Smallpox Eradication	23	(1)
Visiting Fellow, John Curtin School of Medical Research: 1980 and Onwards	23	(4)
World Travel, As Experienced by Australian Scientists	27	(1)
Summary	28	(7)
References	29	(6)
Enteroviruses and Myocarditis: Viral Pathogenesis Through Replication, Cytokine Induction, and Immunopathogenicity
S. A. Huber
C. J. Gauntt
P. Sakkinen
Clinical Myocarditis and Dilated Cardiomyopathy	35	(2)
Enteroviruses in Myocarditis	37	(2)
Viral Pathology	39	(1)
Virulence	39	(1)
Host Defense Mechanisms	40	(14)
Cytokines in Myocarditis	54	(1)
Autoimmunity	55	(4)
Why Myocarditis Causes Dilated Cardiomyopathy	59	(1)
Genetic Susceptibility	60	(3)
Conclusions	63	(19)
References	63	(19)
Alphaherpesvirus Latency: Its Role in Disease and Survival of the Virus in Nature
Clinton Jones
Introduction	82	(1)
Alphaherpesviruses and Disease	82	(3)
Viral Gene Expression during Productive Infection	85	(2)
Cell Cycle and Its Role during Herpesvirus Infection	87	(3)
Steps of a Latent Infection	90	(6)
Analysis of the Gene Encoding LAT and the BHV-1 LR Gene	96	(6)
Analysis of LAT and LR Genes	102	(7)
Role of the Immune System Following Infection	109	(2)
Future Directions	111	(24)
References	112	(23)
Tailed Bacteriophages: The Order Caudovirales
Hans-W. Ackermann
Introduction	135	(2)
The World of Tailed Phages	137	(5)
Morphology	142	(12)
Physicochemical Properties of Particles	154	(2)
The Genome	156	(8)
Lifestyles	164	(15)
Amino Acid Sequence Alignments	179	(8)
Summary and Conclusions	187	(16)
References	190	(13)
The Immunology of Rotavirus Infection in the Mouse
Jason Rose
Manuel Franco
Harry Greenberg
Introduction	203	(1)
History of the Murine Rotavirus Model	204	(5)
The Humoral Immune Response	209	(4)
The Cell-Mediated Immune Response	213	(2)
Effector Mechanisms of Immunity	215	(6)
Protection Studies	221	(6)
Strategies for Vaccination in the Mouse Model	227	(11)
References	229	(9)
Infection and Spread of Alphaherpesviruses in the Nervous System
L. W. Enquist
Paul J. Husak
Bruce W. Banfield
Greg A. Smith
Introduction	238	(2)
Cell Biology of Viral Infection and Egress: Implications for Directional Spread in the Nervous System	240	(30)
Molecular Biology of Herpes Simplex Virus Neurovirulence	270	(13)
Exploiting HSV and PRV for Tracing Neural Circuitry in Living Animals	283	(27)
Summary and Unfinished Business	310	(39)
References	312	(37)
Index	349