"A Garland Science Book".

The fundamentals of molecular and cellular virology -- The virus replication cycle -- Attachment, penetration, and uncoating -- Gene expression and genome replication in model bacteriophages -- Gene expression and genome replication in the positive-strand RNA viruses -- Gene expression and genome replication in the negative-strand RNA viruses -- Gene expression and genome replication in the double-stranded RNA viruses -- Gene expression and genome replication in the double-stranded DNA viruses -- Gene expression and genome replication in the single-stranded DNA viruses -- Gene expression and genome replication in the retroviruses and hepadnaviruses -- Assembly, release, and maturation -- Virus-host interactions during lytic growth -- Persistent viral infections -- Viral evasion of innate host defenses -- Viral evasion of adaptive host defenses -- Medical applications of molecular and cellular virology -- Viral diversity, origins, and evolution.