Virus Taxonomy

Virus Taxonomy
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Publisher : Elsevier
Total Pages : 1463
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Synopsis Virus Taxonomy by : International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

The practical need to partition the world of viruses into distinguishable, universally agreed upon entities is the ultimate justification for developing a virus classification system. Since 1971, the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) operating on behalf of the world community of virologists has taken on the task of developing a single, universal taxonomic scheme for all viruses infecting animals (vertebrate, invertebrates, and protozoa), plants (higher plants and algae), fungi, bacteria, and archaea. The current report builds on the accumulated taxonomic construction of the eight previous reports dating back to 1971 and records the proceedings of the Committee since publication of the last report in 2005. Representing the work of more than 500 virologists worldwide, this report is the authoritative reference for virus organization, distinction, and structure.

Virus Taxonomy

Virus Taxonomy
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Publisher : Academic Press
Total Pages : 1269
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ISBN-10 : 9780080575483
ISBN-13 : 008057548X
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Synopsis Virus Taxonomy by : Claude M. Fauquet

Virus Taxonomy is a standard and comprehensive source for the classification of viruses, created by the International Committee of the Taxonomy of Viruses. The book includes eight taxonomic reports of the ICTV and provides comprehensive information on 3 taxonomic orders of viruses, 73 families, 9 subfamilies, 287 genera, and 1938 virus species. The book also features about 429 colored pictures and diagrams for more efficient learning. The text is divided into four parts, comprised of 16 chapters and presenting the following features: • Compiled data from numerous international experts about virus taxonomy and nomenclature • Organized information on over 6000 recognized viruses, illustrated with diagrams of genome organization and virus replication cycle • Data on the phylogenetic relationships among viruses of the same and different taxa • Discussion of the qualitative and quantitative relationships of virus sequences The book is a definitive reference for microbiologists, molecular biologists, research-level virologists, infectious disease specialists, and pharmaceutical researchers working on antiviral agents. Students and novices in taxonomy and nomenclature will also find this text useful.* The standard official ITCV reference for virus taxonomy and nomenclature, compiling data from 500 international experts * Covers over 6000 recognized viruses, organized by family with diagrams of genome organization and virus replication cycle* Provides data on the phylogenic relationships between viruses belonging to the same or different taxa* Now includes information about the qualitative and quantitative relationships between virus sequences

Virus Taxonomy

Virus Taxonomy
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Total Pages : 1259
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ISBN-10 : 0122499514
ISBN-13 : 9780122499517
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Synopsis Virus Taxonomy by :

Part I: Introduction to Universal Virus Taxonomy. Part II: The Viruses. A Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms. Taxa Listed by Nucleic Acid and Size of the Genome. The Virus Diagrams. The Virus Particle Structures. The Order of Presentation of the Viruses. The Double Stranded DNA Viruses. The Single Stranded DNA Viruses. The DNA and RNA Reverse Transcribing Viruses. The Double Stranded RNA Viruses. The Negative Sense Single Stranded RNA Viruses. The Positive Sense Single Stranded RNA Viruses. The Unassigned Viruses. The Subviral Agents. Viroids. Satellites. Vertebrate Prions. Fungal Prions. Part III: The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Officers and Members of the ICTV, 1999-2002. The Statutes of the ICTV, 1998. The Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature,1998. Part IV: Indexs. Virus Indexs. Taxonomic Index.

Classification and Nomenclature of Viruses

Classification and Nomenclature of Viruses
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 453
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ISBN-10 : 9783709191637
ISBN-13 : 3709191637
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Synopsis Classification and Nomenclature of Viruses by : R.I.B. Francki

The Fifth Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), summarizes the proceedings and decisions reached by the ICTV at its meetings held at the International Congresses of Virology in Sendai (1984), Edmonton (1987) and Berlin (1990). This report has been organized in the same way as the previous ones (Wildy, 1971; Fenner, 1976; Matthews, 1979; 1982), yet it encompasses many more families and groups of viruses than previous reports, and it includes new tables, diagrams and keys. The officers and members of the ICTV study groups from 1984 to 1990 are listed, as the current ICTV statutes and rules of nomenclature. Information on the format for submission of new taxonomic proposals to the ICTV is also provided. Since the Fourth Report of the ICTV (1982), 19 new virus families and groups have been described. This report includes 2,430 viruses belonging to 73 families or groups, as well as virus satellites and viroids descriptions, but it does not include descriptions not approved by the ICTV. It now will be possible to publish such preliminary, and in some cases controversial, descriptions in the Virology Division pages of the Archives of Virology --this will allow virologists to carry on the kind of interim dialogue that is necessary for arriving at broad agreement on taxonomic matters.

Virus Taxonomy

Virus Taxonomy
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 594
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ISBN-10 : 9783709166079
ISBN-13 : 3709166071
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Synopsis Virus Taxonomy by : Frederik A. Murphy

Virology Division. International Union of Microbiological Societies.

Zoonotic Viruses of Northern Eurasia

Zoonotic Viruses of Northern Eurasia
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Publisher : Academic Press
Total Pages : 453
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ISBN-10 : 9780128018446
ISBN-13 : 0128018445
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Synopsis Zoonotic Viruses of Northern Eurasia by : Dimitry Konstantinovich Lvov

Zoonotic Viruses of Northern Eurasia: Taxonomy and Ecology provides a review of modern data of the taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of zoonotic viruses in the ecosystems of Northern Eurasia. With climate changes, increasing population density of arthropod vectors and vertebrate hosts, development of unused lands, transferences of viruses by birds, bats, infected humans, and animals, vectors allow virus populations to adapt to the new environment. This leads to the appearance of emerging or re-emerging infections. This book presents data about circulation and evolution of influenza viruses, tick-borne encephalitis virus, West Nile virus, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, hantaviruses, Sindbis virus, California encephalitis group viruses and other pathogenic viruses as well as of novel viruses classified for the first time using next-generation sequence. - Features summarized data about the circulation of approximately 80 viruses isolated in natural foci of Northern Eurasia - Provides descriptions of the main ecosystems of Northern Eurasia in the context of the ecology of viruses with environmental factors - Delineates the potential impact of climate change for the distribution of viruses - Includes virus taxonomy, ecology, distribution and pathogenicity for humans and animals

TT Viruses

TT Viruses
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 239
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ISBN-10 : 9783540709725
ISBN-13 : 354070972X
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Synopsis TT Viruses by : Ethel-Michele de Villiers

Eleven years ago the circular DNA of a novel single-stranded virus has been cloned and partially characterized by Nishizawa and Okamoto and their colleagues. According to the initials of the patient from whom the isolate originated, the virus was named TT virus. This name has been subsequently changed by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) into Torque teno virus, permitting the further use of the abbreviation TTV. Although initially suspected to play a role in non A –E hepatitis, subsequent studies failed to support this notion. Within a remarkably short period of time it became clear that TT viruses are widely spread globally, infect a large proportion of all human populations studied thus far and represent an extremely heterogeneous group of viruses, now labelled as Anelloviruses. TT virus-like infections have also been noted in various animal species. The classification of this virus group turns out to be difficult, their DNA contains between 2200 and 3800 nucleotides, related so-called TT-mini-viruses and a substantial proportion of intragenomic recombinants further complicate attempts to combine these viruses into a unifying phylogenetic concept.

Virus Taxonomy

Virus Taxonomy
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Total Pages : 1190
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Synopsis Virus Taxonomy by : International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

Taxonomy is the naming and categorization of organisms. The first internationally organized attempts to introduce some order in the bewildering variety of viruses took place at the International Congress of Microbiology held in Moscow in 1966. A committee, later called the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), was given the task of developing a single, universal taxonomic scheme for all the viruses.

Human Herpesviruses

Human Herpesviruses
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 1325
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ISBN-10 : 9781139461641
ISBN-13 : 1139461648
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Synopsis Human Herpesviruses by : Ann Arvin

This comprehensive account of the human herpesviruses provides an encyclopedic overview of their basic virology and clinical manifestations. This group of viruses includes human simplex type 1 and 2, Epstein–Barr virus, Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, cytomegalovirus, HHV6A, 6B and 7, and varicella-zoster virus. The viral diseases and cancers they cause are significant and often recurrent. Their prevalence in the developed world accounts for a major burden of disease, and as a result there is a great deal of research into the pathophysiology of infection and immunobiology. Another important area covered within this volume concerns antiviral therapy and the development of vaccines. All these aspects are covered in depth, both scientifically and in terms of clinical guidelines for patient care. The text is illustrated generously throughout and is fully referenced to the latest research and developments.

Virus Taxonomy

Virus Taxonomy
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 612
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Synopsis Virus Taxonomy by : International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

Virology Division. International Union of Microbiological Societies.