UID:
edoccha_9960074024202883
Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 412 pages) :
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illustrations (some color)
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
0-12-800837-7
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0-12-800994-2
Series Statement:
Gale eBooks
Content:
This book explains fundamental concepts that arise from regarding viruses as complex populations when replicating in infected hosts.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Introduction to virus origins and their role in biological evolution -- Molecular basis of genetic variation of viruses : error-prone replication -- Darwinian principles acting on highly mutable viruses -- Interaction of virus populations with their hosts -- Viral fitness as a measure of adaptation -- Virus population dynamics examined with experimental model systems -- Long-term virus evolution in nature -- Quasispecies dynamics in disease prevention and control -- Trends in antiviral strategies -- Collective population effects in nonviral systems.
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English
Language:
English
