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Information about research in the laboratory of Robert F. Garry at Tulane University School of Medicine. Includes links to publications and external sites.
http://www.tulane.edu/~dmsander/GarryHomePage.html

The dictates of evolution virtually demand that the causes of some of humanity's chronic and most baffling "noninfectious" illnesses will turn out to be pathogens -- that is the radical view of a prominent evolutionary biologist.
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The Atlantic Online  This article is viewable only by Atlantic subscribers. If you are not yet a subscriber, please consider subscribing online now. In addition to receiving a full year (ten issues) of the print magazine at a...
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/99feb/germs.htm

An Australian based portal and educational site providing links and info on human viruses and related areas of science.
http://www.uq.edu.au/vdu/

A place to find general information regarding biophages and an open discussion of topics related to biophages.
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Phages.Org  Your browser does not support frames...
http://www.phages.org

An annotated directory of Internet resources on microbiology and virology, including gateways to medical microbiology, HIV, AIDS, E. coli, and Ebola information.
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Microbiology Virology Resources Academic Info  Subjects covered include culture collections, databases, educational sites, journals, government and regulatory sites, images, medical microbiology, university departments, virology, protista, and references to newsgroups, Email lists, and other resources for the microbiologist. Maintained by Scott...
http://academicinfo.net/microbio.html

Catalog of virus pictures and educational resources, including collection of Virology Courses and Tutorials - from Tulane Univ.
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The Big Picture Book of Viruses  Ways to find the virus picture you're interested in: by Name: List of Virus Families viral families with example viruses List of Individual Viruses all named viruses, listed with their assigned family by Structure/Genome: Virus...
http://www.virology.net/Big_Virology/BVHomePage.html

Archive of downloadable PDF virus journals.
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SGM JGV Direct Table of Contents  Papers accepted for publication in JGV, and considered by the Editors to be of special importance, are published on the web here at our JGV at SGM site within days of receipt at the Editorial...
http://www.sgm.ac.uk/JGVDirect/

Technical knowledge, information, newsgroup, helpful in using the Baculovirus expression vector system and insect cell expression.
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Baculovirus.com Welcome  Assembled from your contributions. Edited by: Jim Litts Useful ProtocolsValuable References Networking RegistryCommercial SuppliersLab Links Recombination Selection Amplification Expression Secretion Purification webmaster: Jim Litts jlitts@baculovirus.com Copyright 1999, 2000 Jim Litts...
http://www.baculovirus.com

A forum for investigators of human, animal, insect, plant, fungal, and bacterial viruses, whether the research involves clinical, ecological, biological, or biochemical approaches.
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AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR VIROLOGYAMERICAN SOCIETY FOR VIROLOGYAMERICAN SOCIETY FOR VIROLOGYAMERICAN SOCIETY FOR VIROLOGY  Post your job offering or resume now! Membership Directory ASV History of Virology Web Site Viruses  from  Structure  to  Biology 2005 Meeting Symposia Videotapes Penn State University, University Park (Order form available soon) Join ASV...
http://www.mcw.edu/asv/

Information regarding viral genes, replication, and strain evolution.
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Science Explained, avian flu, viruses, influenza and the chicken flu  I wrote the article below (Chicken Flu recombinant genes on the loose to explain the flu; the disease, the virus and its genetics. I have left the article unchanged and in its entirety because it...
http://www.synapses.co.uk/science/fluvirus.html

Development, standardisation and harmonisation of novel multiplex nucleic acid tests for the detection of economically important viruses of farm animals.
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Development, standardisation and harmonisation of novel multiplex nucleic acid tests for the detection of economically important viruses of farm animals.  Background of the proposal Expected benefits and achievements Contribution Innovation Aspects Results News Acknowledgements Exploitation and dissemination activities Conclusions Duration of the project Contact Welcome to the homepage of an animal health research project of...
http://www.multiplex-eu.org

Specialists in the design and manufacture of virus related antibodies and antigens. A full range of laboratory services is available that includes infectious dose determination, viral protein purification and custom antibody production.
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Virusys Corporation Specialists in Virus Related Products and Services  Originally identified and isolated in 1986, glycoprotein G has become the marker protein for HSV-1 and HSV-2 differential antibody testing. Most HSV proteins exhibit extensive sequence homology when comparing Type 1 with Type 2. This...
http://www.virusys.com

The Poxvirus Bioinformatics Resource Center has been established to provide resources to the scientific community for basic research and to facilitate the development of novel antiviral therapies and vaccines against human orthopoxvirus infections as well as approaches for environmental detection of virions and the rapid diagnosis of disease.
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Poxvirus Bioinformatics Resource Center  Center has been established to provide resources to the scientific community for basic research and to facilitate the development of novel antiviral therapies and vaccines against human orthopoxvirus infections as well as approaches for environmental...
http://www.poxvirus.org

The site describes the services provided by Hepadnavirus Testing, Inc., which uses HBV and DHBV to evaluate disinfectants, inactivation processes, and antiviral drugs for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
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HepadnaVirus Testing, Inc. uses HBV and DHBV to evaluate disinfectants, inactivation processes, and antiviral drugs  B viruses in a number of assay systems for the chemical, medical device, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries. Hepatitis B viruses from various animal species can be used in culture-based assays or small animal models to...
http://www.hvtinc.com

Research on mechanism of viral assembly, DNA packaging, molecular vaccines, antiviral therapy, gene delivery, and chimerical virus displaying antigens or antibodies.
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http://www.vet.purdue.edu/PeixuanGuo/

Basics about viruses, our bodies' immune systems, information about specific viruses, and how these 'hidden killers' could potentially be used as bio-weapons. There are also weekly/bi-weekly feature articles on various facets that involve viruses.
http://library.thinkquest.org/23054/gather/index.shtml

This journal publishes the results of basic research in all branches of virology, including the viruses of vertebrates and invertebrates, plants, bacteria, and yeasts/fungi.
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/issn/0042-6822

Comprehensive links to virology information, collection of virus pictures, virology bookshop, jobs, and course notes.
http://www.virology.net/

HIV genomic data storage and analysis systems. HIVBase allows one to organize HIV sequence data, perform complex statistical analysis, and collaborate data all in one program.
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GeneJohnson, Inc.  I is revolutionizinggenomic data systemsby providing innovativeproducts for integrating,managing andanalyzing HIV-related data. Gene Johnson Inc. is a company that combines a deep knowledge of HIV genomic research, database design, and enterprise level application architectures to...
http://www.genejohnson.net

Journals, genomes, and sequences of plant viruses.
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Plant Virus GenBank  ...
http://www.virusbank.org

The life cycle, immune response, and schematic diagram of the human immuno-deficiency virus.
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Molecules of HIV  V from a molecular point of view, using an indexed set of entries. Start from one of the starting points given just below, or alternatively look in the index. Starting points: The HIV life-cycle The human...
http://www.mcld.co.uk/hiv/

News, clinical tests, and current viruses in circulation.
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UK Clinical Virology Network  This site requires Internet Explorer 4x and is best viewed at a resolution of 1024 x 768...
http://www.clinical-virology.org

Introduction to virus structure, transmission, and transport.
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Plant virology  Virus infected plants can display a wide range of different symptoms. The whole plant can be stunted (dwarf-like) and infected leaves can show abnormal colorations like mosaics and yellowing. Very often infected leaves have a...
http://www.bioinvision.dk/plantvir1.html

Scientific findings, clinical therapies research, and public health aspects on viruses of medical importance.
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Dr.Gifty Immanuael Medical Virology  Copyright 2003 Medical Virology Site Design 2003 ANGLER Technologies...
http://www.medicalvirology.com

Reproduction, family, and profiles of viruses. Includes links to image databases and publications.
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Viruses  The virus is comparatively small pathogen built with one type of nucleic acid (the DNA or RNA, though the viruses are, which they in their life cycle cross by phase the DNA as well as...
http://www.przyrodnik.com/wirusy_gb.html

Taxonomy, morphology, and pathogenesis of a paramyxovirus.
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Paramyxoviruses  Human respiratory syncytial virus Vertebrates Metapneumovirus Avian pneumovirus Vertebrates Parainfluenzaviruses and RSV produce acute respiratory diseases (c.f. influenza morbilliviruses and mumps systemic disease diversity! They also differ from Orthomyxoviruses genetically non-segmented genome with little genetic...
http://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/3035/paramyxoviruses.html

Viral diagnostics, identification, and interaction with plant organisms.
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Official site of Phytovirology Laboratory  This website was created by M. Melnychuk A. Shepicen Dr. M. Melnichuk in Strasbourg 22-25/10/2000 Visit of Germany scientist 26-30/10/2000 Vice-Prime-Minister in NAU 3/11/2000...
http://www.nauu.kiev.ua/virlab.htm

The attachment, entry, and expression of viral genomic material in host cells.
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Microbiology Virology  Viruses are referred to as acellular Protein coat (capsid) Nucleic acid (genome) DNA or RNA Nucleocapsid Capsids are formed protein subunits called capsomeres Naked viruses Enveloped viruses Outer phospholipid membrane derived from the host membranes...
http://nsm1.utdallas.edu/bio/gonzalez/lecture/micro/virology.htm

Description of the hepatitis virus replication process.
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Hepatitis C: The Facts: Viruses: Viral Replication  V virus attaching to a host cell. The central dogma holds that there is a strict flow of information from DNA to RNA to protein. In normal cells DNA sequences are inherited from parent cells...
http://www.epidemic.org/theFacts/viruses/viralReplication.html

Lecture presentation on the replication of viruses within animals cells.
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 This lecture is the part of THE VIROLOGY COURSE, 2000 (The aim of this foundation course is to link the structure, diagnosis and control of the different families of veterinary viruses in an up-to-date and...
http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/lec3351/001.htm

A basic guide to animal, plant, and bacterial viruses. Information on the structure and genetic material.
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Animal Viruses  All animals in their lifetime will be infected by a virus, whether it’s a common influenze virus or a sexually transmitted virus such as HIV. Viruses are parasites that reproduce only after invading the host...
http://www.geocities.com/virusonlineinfo/

Descriptions of icosahedral virus capsid structures, along with structural and computational analysis.
http://mmtsb.scripps.edu/viper/

Information and images regarding; Rabies virus, Herpes virus, Enteroviruses, Norwalk virus, Human Parvovirus B19 and Rotavirus.
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Explore the Microscopic World of Health Science  160; Navigate Wadsworth Center Disease Carriers Viruses Enteroviruses Herpes virus Human Parvovirus B19 Influenza A LaCrosse virus Norwalk virus Rabies virus Rotavirus Vaccinia virus Virus Images .Home. main content...
http://www.wadsworth.org/databank/viruses.htm

Principles of electron microscopy to detect and diagnose viruses.
http://www.rki.de/INFEKT/ENIVD/EMQM/EMDIAG.HTM

Prepared by Virologist Ed Rybicki of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
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Contents  This tutorial draws heavily on print published as well as electronically published work, as well as on things I and others have written that have not been published. This was originally written as a supplement...
http://www.mcb.uct.ac.za/tutorial/virtut1.html

Information on the appearance, activity, and protection against common virions.
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Bugs in the News What the Heck is a Virus?  A virus is not a bacterium, nor an independently-living organism. A virus cannot survive in the absence of a living cell within which to synthesize copies of itself (replicate Antibiotics do not harm a virus;...
http://people.ku.edu/~jbrown/virus.html

Collection HIV and related genetic sequence data and computer analyses - from the Los Alamos Natl. Lab.
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HIV Databases  V databases contain data on HIV genetic sequences, immunological epitopes, drug resistance-associated mutations, and vaccine trials. The website also gives access to a large number of tools that can be used to analyze these data....
http://www.hiv.lanl.gov:80/content/index

Review journal dedicated to keeping scientists informed of developments in the field of virology on a topic by topic basis.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/sci...7ea28456e36b7099a712a2f126c0c294

A directory of resources, literature, societies and events concerning viruses provided by Elsevier Science.
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Virus International  To view this website optimally you should use a frame-enabled browser such as Netscape 3 or higher, or MS Internet Explorer 3 or higher....
http://www1.elsevier.com/gej-ng/29/46/show/

This page is designed primarily as an introductory manual for students of virology,but anyone who is interested is invited to take a brief "peep" at some of the inhabitants of the microbial Lilliput Land.
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Virus Ultrastructure  ...
http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/mmi/stannard/linda.html