Cann's Principles of Molecular Virology

7th Edition

Edward Rybicki
Elsevier
398 pages
ISBN: 9780128227848
March 2023

This fully updated edition provides a history of virology, an introduction to modern virology, and the fundamentals of the molecular basis of how viruses work. It discusses the interactions which control the structure of virus particles, the ways viruses infect cells, how viruses replicate themselves, and the consequences and pathogenesis of virus infection for host organisms. It also includes new content on phage therapy, CRISPR as a phage defense / offense system, new ideas about evolution, and giant viruses.