Synopsis "100 years of virology"
one hundred years ago, when martinus w. beijerinck in delft and friedrich loeffler on riems island discovered a new class of infectious agents in plants and animals, a new discipline was born. this book, a compilation of papers written by well-recognized scientists, gives an impression of the early days, the pioneer period and the current state of virology. recent developments and future perspectives of this discipline are sketched against a historic background. with contributions by a. alcami, d. baulcombe, f. brown, l. w. enquist, h. feldmann, a. garcia-sastre, d. griffiths, m. c. horzinek, a. van kammen, h.-d. klenk, f. a. murphy, t. muster, r. oneill, p. palese, c. patience, r. rott, h.- p. schmiedebach, s. schneider-schaulies, g. l. smith, j. a. symons, y. takeuchi, v. ter meulen, p. j. w. venables, v. e. volchkov, v. a. volchkova, r. a. weiss, w. wittmann, h. zheng
