COVID-19: Coronavirus Research and Resources: Reference Sources and Ebooks
Dictionaries
It can be difficult for the layperson to understand some of the terms used by the public health and virology researchers. These are a few relevant KAUST University Library resources to help you understand the COVID-19 research:
Latest Ebooks from KORAL: The Library Catalog
The KAUST Library has thousands of ebooks, including some of the latest titles on the COVID-19 pandemic. To find these and other relevant titles, search the library's main KORAL search for your subject:
Here are some of the latest titles on the COVID-19 pandemic:
Encyclopedias and Handbooks
COVID-19 is a new virus, but it is not the first coronavirus that the world has dealt with. Previous coronaviruses, particularly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) have been widely documented and written about in the journal, book, and public health literature. These reference sources can be consulted to understand the nature of coronaviruses.
Coronaviruses by
This volume aims to describe a variety of techniques that reflects the wide range of research currently performed in the field of coronavirology, and begins with an overview of current understandings of coronavirus replication and pathogenesis to introduce specialists and non-specialists to the field. The rest of the book is divided into several sections of chapters beginning with those that describe identification, diagnosis, and study of the evolution of coronaviruses. The next few chapters discuss the preparation of cells and organ cultures useful in propagating coronaviruses and titration techniques, as well as techniques for analyzing virus functions that require purification of the viruses. The next chapters describe two commonly used reverse genetics techniques for coronaviruses, and techniques detailing identification of cellular receptors, binding profiles of viral attachment proteins, and virus-cell fusion. The final chapters cover a broad spectrum of techniques to identify virus-host protein-protein interactions, confirm the functional role of these proteins in virus replication, study host cell responses through genome-wide or pathway-specific approaches, and visualize virus replication complexes. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, the chapters include the kind of detailed description and implementation advice that is crucial for getting optimal results in the laboratory. Authoritative and practical, Coronaviruses: Methods and Protocols appeals to a wide variety of scientists because it highlights techniques that are currently used in the coronovirology field, while also discussing practices applicable to other virology fields.
ISBN: 9781493924370Publication Date: 2015-02-27
