Biology of Negative Strand RNA Viruses: The Power of Reverse Genetics

List of Contents. - Reverse Genetics of Mononegavirales. - Reverse Genetics Systems for the Generation of Segmented Negative-Sense RNA Viruses Entirely from Cloned cDNA. - Transcription and Replication of Nonsegmented Negative-Strand RNA Viruses. - Orthomyxovirus Replication, Transcription, and Polyadenylation. - Escaping from the Cell: Assembly and Budding of Negative-Strand RNA Viruses. - Accessory Genes of the Paramyxoviridae, a Large Family of Nonsegmented Negative-Strand RNA Viruses, as a Focus of Active Investigation by Reverse Genetics. - Identification and Characterization of Viral Antagonists of Type I Interferon in Negative-Strand RNA Viruses. - Toward Novel Vaccines and Therapies Based on Negative-Strand RNA Viruses. - Influenza Vaccines Generated by Reverse Genetics.