| View Larger Image | Fundamentals of Molecular Virology | Paperbackby Nicholas H. Acheson (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 432 Pages | | Publication Date: | November 10, 2006 | | Sales Rank: | 402,394nd |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
This book gives a modern molecular description of the way viruses replicate. Each virus is described in a brief chapter written by an expert in the field; all major viruses that are human pathogens are covered. Provides comprehensive coverage of most animal viruses and a selection of bacteriophages, while assuming only some basic knowledge of molecular and cell biology for comprehension. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 3 reviews)
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Fully informative but a little dry by M. Wright  4 Stars
September 22, 2009
This text was used as more of a supplement for my virology class, as it had much more detail than was expected of us. The writing style is very concise, sometimes to the point where a few extra sentences would have made the difference between understanding the material better. It did encompass a large number of viruses, which was great. The beginning of every chapter had "specs", if you may, of important and distinguishing characteristics of the viral family which serves as a good review.
Overall very through, but a bit dense until you've absorbed enough material.
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ACE! by Cranky when hungry (Concord, CA)  5 Stars
April 18, 2008
This book is perfect for the beginning/moderate virology student- concise but detailed reviews of many viruses. I highly recommend it for supplementary aid.
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A Fantastic Introduction to Virology by Rhandhali (Lexington, KY USA) 5 Stars
May 25, 2007
Fundamentals of Molecular Virology is by far one of the most readable scientific textbooks I have ever come across. The focus is on common characteristics of virus families rather than on individuals. For example, rather than having a chapter just covering the rabies virus this book has a chapter on the Rhabdovirus family and covers the mechanisms that each of the commonly studied rhabdoviruses use for each of the viral life cycle stages.
The book is also organized into orders, each of the viral orders will have their families grouped together. The rhabdovirus chapter is right next to the paramyxoviridae and filoviridae viruses to make up the mononegavirales order.
The writing is clear and concise. The style of writing is geared towards an audience with no previous virology experience and gently guides the reader through the basics of virology. Some attention is given to laboratory procedure but the book was not written as a lab manual and so it only provides a brief overview of some of the common techniques.
The biggest weakness of the book is in graphic illustration. Many of the illustrations are bland and monochromatic - there is very little use of color for a textbook this expensive.
If you are taking a virology or microbiology course I would strongly recommend that you get a copy of this book as a reference regardless of what textbook your instructor uses.
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