Advances in Virus Research
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Advances in Virus Research

1st Edition - January 9, 2019

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  • Editors: Thomas Mettenleiter, Margaret Kielian, Marilyn Roossinck
  • eBook ISBN: 9780128177235
  • Hardcover ISBN: 9780128177228

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Advances in Virus Research, Volume 103, the latest in the Advances in Virus Research series, contains new, informative updates on the topic. First published in 1953, this series covers a diverse range of in-depth reviews, providing a valuable overview of the current field of virology. Updates to this release include a Review on phage genes that affect bacterial phenotypes, Phage lysis: new perspectives on the bacterial cell envelope, CRISPRs as the adaptive immune system of archaea and bacteria, CRESS viruses, Tupanviruses, and Giant virus evolution, amongst other topics.

Key Features

  • Contains contributions from leading authorities in the field of virology
  • Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field

Readership

Professional virologists, from professors to graduate students

Table of Contents

  • 1. Review on phage genes that affect bacterial phenotypes
    Karen Maxwell
    2. Phage lysis: new perspectives on the bacterial cell envelope
    Ryland Young
    3. CRISPRs as the adaptive immune system of archaea and bacteria
    Rodolphe Barrangou
    4. CRESS viruses
    Siobain Duffy
    5. Tupanviruses
    Jonatas Abrahao
    6. Giant virus evolution
    Eugene Koonin

Product details

  • No. of pages: 210
  • Language: English
  • Copyright: © Academic Press 2019
  • Published: January 9, 2019
  • Imprint: Academic Press
  • eBook ISBN: 9780128177235
  • Hardcover ISBN: 9780128177228

About the Editors

Thomas Mettenleiter

Thomas Mettenleiter
Born: March 18, 1957 in Goeppingen, Germany

Nationality: German

1963-1967: Elementary School

1967-1976: High School (Gymnasium)

1976: Diploma (Abitur)

1976-1977: Compulsory Military Service

1977-1982: Study of biology at Tuebingen University, Germany

1982-1985: Ph.D. work at Federal Research Centre for Virus Diseases of Animals,

Tuebingen, Germany

1985: Ph.D. in Genetics

1986-1987: Postdoctoral Fellow at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Department of Microbiology

1988-today: Federal Research Centre for Virus Diseases of Animals

1990: Habilitation (prerequisite for professorship)

since 1994: Director of the Institute of Molecular Biology at the Federal Research Centre for Virus Diseases of Animals, Insel Riems, Germany

since 1996: President of the Federal Research Centre for Virus Diseases of Animals (renamed in 2004 'Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut')

since 1997: Professor of Virology at University of Greifswald

Scientific Work:

More than 300 peer-reviewed publications in international journals (listed in PubMed) on different aspects of infectious animal diseases.

Affiliations and Expertise

Institute of Molecular Biology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald, Germany

Margaret Kielian

Professor Margaret Kielian works at the Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA.

Affiliations and Expertise

Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY, USA

Marilyn Roossinck

Prof. Marilyn J. Roossinck works at the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA.

Affiliations and Expertise

Professor, Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA

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