SARS- and Other Coronaviruses : Laboratory Protocols

In 2003, the word "coronavirus" spread across the globe, somewhat further than the virus that sparked the panic. In this book, expert researchers examine these devastating viruses through state-of-the-art, widely applicable protocols with minute detail. Chapters deal with such subjects as detection and discovery of coronaviruses by nucleic acid and antibody-based approaches, virus isolation, propagation and titration, virus purification, structure analysis by electron cryomicroscopy, expression and crystallization of viral proteins, raising antibodies against viral proteins, manipulation of the coronavirus genome, and descriptions of how to investigate aspects of the cell surface for coronavirus receptors. Comprehensive and cutting-edge, this book serves as an ideal guide for all virologists and especially for those working with coronaviruses.