The fourth edition of the hugely successful Principles of Molecular Virology takes on a molecular approach, presenting the principles of virology in a clear and concise manner. This work explores and explains the fundamental aspects of virology, including structure of virus particles and genome, replication, gene expression, infection, pathogenesis and subviral agents. The self-assessment questions, glossary and abbreviations section provide excellent revision aids and serve as handy references to students, tutors and researchers alike. NEW TO FOURTH EDITION: * New material on virus structure and virus evolution * Updated pathogenesis section covering Ebola, SARS and HIV * New section on Bioterrorism * Fully updated references * FLASH animations on CD-ROM

* New material on virus structure, virus evolution, zoonoses, bushmeat, SARS and bioterrorism * Instructor's version includes a CD-ROM with tutorials and experiments, self-assessment questions and numerical exercises, links to many useful on-line resources, along with the Appendix section of the book, including a Glossary, Abbreviations and Pronunciation Guide, Classification of Sub-Cellular Infectious Agents and a History of Virology * In addition, the CD-ROM contains all 127 diagrams in JPEG format, and updated lecture notes in Microsoft ® PowerPoint ® format covering all 8 chapters