Segmented Double-Stranded RNA Viruses: Structure and Molecular Biology

"The double-stranded (ds)RNA viruses represent a diverse group of viruses that vary widely in host range (humans, animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria), genome segment number (one to twelve), and virion organization (T-number, capsid layers, and turrets). Members of this group include the rotaviruses, renowned globally as the most important cause of gastroenteritis in young children, and bluetongue virus, an economically important pathogen of cattle and sheep." "This book brings together key recent research on this disparate group of viruses, providing for the first time a single resource reviewing dsRNA viral structure and molecular biology. Written by well respected and experienced virologists, topics include the structure of orthoreovirus, rotavirus, phytoreovirus, and bluetongue virus, viral entry pathways, structure and function of reovirus and [phi]6 RNA polymerases, viral assembly, genomic RNA packaging and replication in the Cystoviridae, and much more. Essential reading for all dsRNA virologists and all other virologists with an interest in molecular and structural biology."--BOOK JACKET.Patton, John T. is the author of 'Segmented Double-Stranded RNA Viruses: Structure and Molecular Biology', published 2008 under ISBN 9781904455219 and ISBN 1904455212.