A Dictionary of Virology
368 pages1999Academic PressISBN 9780124653269
MicrobiologyDictionariesMedical microbiology & virologyMicrobiology (non-medical)Medical / Nursing
About this book
Completely revised and updated, this dictionary includes neary 3500 entries on classification according to the latest (6th) ICTV report, details of virus structure, replication and role in disase, as well as control or preventative measures, commonly used cell lines and explanations of terms applicable in molecular biology as related to viruses. References to antiviral drugs used clinically or experimentally are also included, as well as numerous hard-to-find anecdotal facts.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 368
- ISBN
- 9780124653269
- Language
- en
About Unknown Author
Margaret Mahy (born in Whakatane, New Zealand) is a well-known New Zealand author of children's and young adult books. While the plots of many of her books have strong supernatural elements, her writing concentrates on the themes of human relationships and growing up. Her books "The Haunting" and "The Changeover" both received the Carnegie Medal of the British Library Association. She has written a little less than 50 novels, including the recent "Alchemy" in 2002. Among her children's books, "A Lion in the Meadow", "The Seven Chinese Brothers", and "The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate" are considered national classics.
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