Ebook: The Insect Viruses

There are over a million different species of insects, and individually they 8 outnumber humans by more than 10 to 1. Moreover, some insects live in close association with both plants and higher animals and naturally exchange viruses with them. It has even been speculated that viruses in general may have radiated through the plant and animal kingdoms from common insect origins. Be that as it may, since insects play pivotal roles in the biosphere, both to the benefit and detriment of mankind, they and the viruses that infect them are important subjects for study. Insects are infected by a diverse medley of viruses, and this volume focuses on those insect virus families that are found primarily or exclusively in insects. All major families of insect-selective viruses are covered except for the baculo­ viruses, which were described in a separate volume of The Viruses series. Included in this volume are the established families of insect viruses, the newly recognized ascovirus family, and the nudiviruses, which probably represent a separate family but currently remain unclassified. The coverage of arboviruses is limited to a single chapter that focuses on their potential utility as vectors and in insect control. Omitted for practical reasons are several individual insect viruses that have been described sporadically in the literature and probably represent novel virus families.

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This book focuses on those virus families that are found primarily or exclusively in insects, covering all major families of insect-selective viruses except for the baculoviruses which were described in a previous volume of The Viruses series. Topics include: the large DNA viruses; the small DNA densoviruses; the RNA viruses; and the arbovirus expression systems and their potential employment in the future. Ninety-eight illustrations supplement the text.

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This book focuses on those virus families that are found primarily or exclusively in insects, covering all major families of insect-selective viruses except for the baculoviruses which were described in a previous volume of The Viruses series. Topics include: the large DNA viruses; the small DNA densoviruses; the RNA viruses; and the arbovirus expression systems and their potential employment in the future. Ninety-eight illustrations supplement the text.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Entomopoxviruses....Pages 1-29
Invertebrate Iridescent Viruses....Pages 31-68
Nudiviruses....Pages 69-90
Ascoviruses....Pages 91-103
Polydnavirus Biology, Genome Structure, and Evolution....Pages 105-139
Biological and Molecular Properties of Densoviruses and Their Use in Protein Expression and Biological Control....Pages 141-169
Structural Studies of Nodaviruses and Tetraviruses....Pages 171-223
Nodaviruses of Insects....Pages 225-267
Tetraviruses....Pages 269-299
Picornalike Viruses of Insects....Pages 301-336
Cypoviruses....Pages 337-369
Sindbis Virus Expression Systems for the Manipulation of Insect Vectors....Pages 371-404
Back Matter....Pages 405-416

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This book focuses on those virus families that are found primarily or exclusively in insects, covering all major families of insect-selective viruses except for the baculoviruses which were described in a previous volume of The Viruses series. Topics include: the large DNA viruses; the small DNA densoviruses; the RNA viruses; and the arbovirus expression systems and their potential employment in the future. Ninety-eight illustrations supplement the text.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Entomopoxviruses....Pages 1-29
Invertebrate Iridescent Viruses....Pages 31-68
Nudiviruses....Pages 69-90
Ascoviruses....Pages 91-103
Polydnavirus Biology, Genome Structure, and Evolution....Pages 105-139
Biological and Molecular Properties of Densoviruses and Their Use in Protein Expression and Biological Control....Pages 141-169
Structural Studies of Nodaviruses and Tetraviruses....Pages 171-223
Nodaviruses of Insects....Pages 225-267
Tetraviruses....Pages 269-299
Picornalike Viruses of Insects....Pages 301-336
Cypoviruses....Pages 337-369
Sindbis Virus Expression Systems for the Manipulation of Insect Vectors....Pages 371-404
Back Matter....Pages 405-416
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