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Record Nr.

UNISA996208605903316

Titolo

Ranaviruses [[electronic resource] ] : Lethal Pathogens of Ectothermic Vertebrates / / edited by Matthew J. Gray, V. Gregory Chinchar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-13755-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 246 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

591.7

Soggetti

Animal ecology

Environmental health

Wildlife

Fish

Virology

Aquatic ecology 

Conservation biology

Ecology 

Animal Ecology

Environmental Health

Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management

Freshwater & Marine Ecology

Conservation Biology/Ecology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Distribution and Phylogeny of Ranaviruses -- Host-pathogen Ecology and Evolution -- Molecular Biology of Ranaviruses -- Immune Evasion and Host Immunity -- Pathology and Diagnostics -- Design and Analysis of Ranavirus Studies -- Global Ranavirus Consortium.

Sommario/riassunto

The first book of its kind, this work discusses the global extent of ranaviruses, principles of ranavirus ecology and evolution. The research included provides guidance on designing ranavirus surveillance studies to determine risk. Ranaviruses are are double-stranded DNA viruses



that cause hemorrhagic disease in amphibians, reptiles, and fish. Ranaviruses have caused mass die-offs of ectothermic vertebrates in wild and captive populations around the globe. Ranaviruses: Lethal Pathogens of Ectothermic Vertebrates serves an urgent need to assemble the contemporary information on ranaviruses, and provide guidance on how to assess this threat in populations.