Comprehensive Virology : 17 Methods Used in the Study of Viruses / edited by Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat, Robert R. Wagner.

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Main Author: Fraenkel-Conrat, Heinz
Other Authors: Wagner, Robert R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 1981.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Biophysical Methods in Virus Research
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Viscosity
  • 3. Diffusion
  • 4. Centrifugation
  • 5. Sedimentation Equilibrium
  • 6. Chromatography
  • 7. Electrophoresis
  • 8. Osmotic Pressure
  • 9. Light Scatter
  • 10. Theory of Electron Microscopy
  • 11. References
  • 2 Use of Electron Microscopy in Virology
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Specimen Methods
  • 3. Survey of Results
  • 4. Conclusion
  • 5. References
  • 3 Structural Studies of Viruses with X-Rays and Neutrons
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Physical Basis of X-Ray and Neutron Scattering
  • 3. Structures of Spherical Viruses
  • 4. Helicoidal Viruses
  • 5. Conclusions
  • 6. References
  • 4 Serological Methods in the Identification and Characterization of Viruses
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Reagents
  • 3. Neutralization
  • 4. Agglutination
  • 5. Precipitation
  • 6. Tests with Labeled Antibodies
  • 7. Complement Fixation
  • 8. Immunoelectron Microscopy
  • 9. Applications of Serological Methods
  • 10. References
  • 5 Chemical Modification of Viruses
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Reagents Used for Virus Modification
  • 3. Modifications for Specific Purposes
  • 4. Conclusions
  • 5. References
  • 6 Photobiology of RNA Viruses
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Plant Viruses
  • 3. RNA Bacteriophages
  • 4. Animal Viruses
  • 5. Conclusion
  • 6. References
  • 7 The Photobiology of the DNA Viruses?, T4, and?X174
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2.? Phage
  • 3. UV Effects on Bacteriophage T4 (T2 and T6)
  • 4. UV Effects on?X174
  • 5. Conclusion
  • 6. References.