Matthews' plant virology. (©2002)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Plant virology
• Other Names: Matthews, R. E. F (Richard Ellis Ford), 1921-; Hull, Roger, 1937-; Matthews, R. E. F (Richard Ellis Ford), 1921-
• Contents: About the Author; ; Preface; ; Chapter 1 Introduction; ; I. Historical Background; ; II. Definition of a Virus; ; III. About this Edition; ; Chapter 2 Nomenclature and Classification of Plant Viruses; ; I. Nomenclature; ; A. Historical Aspects; ; B. Systems for Classification; ; C. Families, Genera, Species and Groups; ; D. Plant Virus Families, Genera and Orders; ; E. Use of Virus Names; ; II. Criteria Used for Classifying Viruses; ; A. Structure of the virus particle; ; B. Physicochemical Properties of Virus Particles; ; C. Properties of Viral Nucleic Acids; ; D. Viral Proteins; ; E. Serological Relationships; ; F. Activities in the Plant; ; G. Methods of Transmission; ; III. Families and Genera of Plant Viruses; ; A. Family Caulimoviridae; ; B. Family Geminiviridae; ; C. Family Circoviridae; ; D. Family Reoviridae; ; E. Family Partitiviridae; ; F. No Family; ; G. Family Rhabdoviridae; ; H. Family Bunyaviridae; ; I. No Family; ; J. Family Bromoviridae; ; K. Family Comoviridae; ; L. Family Potyviridae; ; M. Family Tombusviridae; ; N. Family Sequiviridae; ; O. Family Closteroviridae; ; P. Family Luteoviridae; ; Q. Floating Genera; ; IV. Retroelements; ; A. Family Pseudoviridae; ; B. Family Metaviridae; ; VI. Viruses of Lower Plants; ; A. Viruses of Algae; ; B. Viruses of Fungi; ; C. Viruses of Ferns; ; D. Viruses of Gymnosperms; ; E. Summary; ; VI. Discussion; ; Chapter 3 Disease Symptoms and Host Range; ; I. Economic Losses due to Plant Viruses; ; II. Macroscopic Symptoms; ; A. Local Symptoms; ; B. Systemic Symptoms; ; C. Agents Inducing Virus-Like Symptoms; ; D. The Cryptoviruses; ; III. Histological Changes; ; A. Necrosis; ; B. Hypoplasia; ; C. Hyperplasia; ; IV. Cytological Effects; ; A. Methods; ; B. Effects on Cell Structures; ; C. Virus-induced Structures in the Cytoplasm; ; D. Cytological Structures Resembling those Induced by Viruses; ; E. Discussion; ; V. The Host Range of Viruses; ; A. Limitations in Host Range Studies; ; B. Patterns of Host Range; ; C. The Determinants of Host Range; ; VI. Discussion and Summary; ; Chapter 4 Purification and Composition of Plant Viruses; ; I. Introduction; ; II. Isolation; ; A. Choice of Plant Material; ; III. Components; ; A. Nucleic Acids; ; B. Proteins; ; C. Other Components in Viruses; ; D. Discussion and Summary; ; Chapter 5 Architecture and Assembly of Virus Particles; ; I. Introduction; ; II. Methods; ; A. Chemical and Biochemical Studies; ; B. Methods for Studying Size of Viruses; ; C. Fine Structure Determination: Electron Microscopy; ; D. X-ray Crystallograpic Analysis; ; E. Neutron Small-Angle Scattering; ; F. Mass Spectrometry; ; G. Serological Methods; ; H. Methods for Studying Stabilizing Bonds; ; III. Architecture of Rod-Shaped Viruses; ; A. Introduction; ; B. Tobamovirus Genus; ; C. Tobravirus Genus; ; D. Other Helical Viruses; ; IV. Assembly of Rod-Shaped Viruses; ; A. TMV; ; B. Other Rod-shaped Viruses; ; V. Architecture of Isometric Viruses; ; A. Introduction; ; B. Quasi-Equivalence; ; C. Possible Icosahedra; ; D. Clustering of Subunits; ; E. 'True' and 'Quasi' Symmetries; ; F. Bacilliform Particles; ; VI. Small Icosahedral Viruses; ; A. Subunit Structure; ; B. Virion Structure; ; C. The Arrangement of Nucleic Acid within Icosahedral Viruses; ; VII. More Complex Isometric Viruses; ; VIII. Enveloped Viruses; ; A. Rhabdoviridae; ; B. Tospoviruses; ; IX. Assembly of Icosahedral Viruses; ; A. Bromoviruses; ; B. Alfalfa Mosaic Virus; ; C. Other Viruses; ; D. RNA Selection During Assembly of Plant Reoviruses; ; X. Discussion and Summary; ; Chapter 6 Genome Organization; ; I. Introduction; ; II. General Properties of Plant Viral Genomes; ; A. Information Content; ; B. Economy in the Use of Genomic Nucleic Acids; ; C. The Functions of Viral Gene Products; ; D. Non-coding Regions; ; III. Plant Viral Genome Organization; ; IV. Double-Stranded DNA Viruses; ; A. Family Caulimoviridae; ; V. Single-Stranded DNA Viruses; ; A. Family Geminiviridae; ; B. Family Circoviridae; ; VI. Double-Stranded RNA Viruses; ; A. Family Reoviridae; ; B. Family Partitiviridae; ; C. Genus Varicosavirus; ; VII. Negative-Sense Single-Stranded RNA Genomes; ; A. Family Rhabdoviridae; ; B. Family Bunyaviridae; ; VIII. Positive-Sense Single-Stranded RNA Genomes; ; A. Family Bromoviridae; ; B. Family Comoviridae; ; C. Family Potyviridae; ; D. Family Tombusviridae; ; E. Family Sequiviridae; ; F. Family Closteroviridae; ; G. Family Luteoviridae; ; H. Floating Genera; ; IX. Summary and Discussion; ; Chapter 7 Expression of Viral Genomes; ; I. Introduction; ; II. Virus Entry and Uncoating; ; A. Virus Entry; ; B. Uncoating of TMV; ; C. Uncoating of Bromoviruses; ; D. Uncoating of SBMV; ; E. Uncoating of TYMV; ; F. Discussion; ; III. Viral Genome Expression; ; A. Structure of the Genome; ; B. Defining Functional ORFs; ; C. Recognizing Activities of Viral Genes; ; D. Matching Gene Activities with Functional ORFs; ; IV. Synthesis of mRNAs; ; A. Negative-Sense Single-Stranded RNA Viruses; ; B. Double-Stranded RNAviruses; ; C. DNA Viruses; ; V. Plant Viral Genome Strategies; ; A. The Eukaryotic Protein-Synthesizing System; ; B. Virus Strategies to Overcome Eukaryotic Translation Constraints; ; C. Control of Translation; ; D. Discussion; ; E. Positive-Sense ssRNA Viruses that Have More than One Strategy; ; F. Negative-Sense Single-Stranded RNA Viruses; ; G. Double-stranded RNAvirus
• Edition: 4th ed
• Publisher Details: San Diego : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Copyright Date: 2002
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 1001 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 632.8; Virus diseases of plants; Plant viruses; Plant viruses -- Control; Plantas -- Enfermedades y plagas; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General; Plant viruses; Plant viruses -- Control; Virus diseases of plants; Doenças de plantas; Fitossanidade; Virose vegetal; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080535999; 0080535992; 9780123611604; 0123611601
• Related ISBNs: 0123611601
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 857-981) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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