Databases of Virology

The Journal of Virology Online - http://jvi.asm.org/

Online version of the Journal of Virology, the premier journal for peer-reviewed papers on virology research.

Retrovirology - http://www.retrovirology.com
A peer reviewed journal that publishes reviews and original research on retroviruses.

Virus Databases Online - http://www.ictvdb.rothamsted.ac.uk/
A comprehensive index of viruses provided by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Also provides a picture gallery, identification tool and software tools.

All the Virology on the WWW - http://www.virology.net/
Links to virology information, collection of virus pictures, virology bookshop, jobs, and course notes.

UK Clinical Virology Network - http://www.clinical-virology.org
News, clinical tests, and current viruses in circulation.

HIV Sequence Database - http://www.hiv.lanl.gov/content/index
Collection HIV and related genetic sequence data and computer analyses - from the Los Alamos Natl. Lab.

American Society for Virology - http://www.asv.org/
A forum for investigators of human, animal, insect, plant, fungal and bacterial viruses in areas such as clinical, ecological, biological or biochemical research.

Paramyxoviruses - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramyxovirus
Information from Wikipedia on these negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses, responsible for a number of human and animal diseases, including their taxonomy, morphology and pathogenesis.

Poxvirus Bioinformatics Resource - http://www.poxvirus.org
The Poxvirus Bioinformatics Resource Center has been established to provide resources to the scientific community for basic research and to facilitate the development of novel antiviral therapies and vaccines against human orthopoxvirus infections as well as approaches for environmental detection of virions and the rapid diagnosis of disease.

Viral Replication - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_replication
Information from Wikipedia on the attachment, entry, and expression of viral genomic material in host cells.

Wadsworth Center - New York State Department of Health - http://www.wadsworth.org/databank/viruses.htm
Information and images regarding; Rabies virus, Herpes virus, Enteroviruses, Norwalk virus, Human Parvovirus B19 and Rotavirus.

Virology Down Under - http://www.uq.edu.au/vdu/
An Australian based portal and educational site providing links and information on human viruses and related areas of science.

Hidden Killers--Deadly Viruses - http://library.thinkquest.org/23054/gather/index.shtml
Basics about viruses, our bodies' immune systems, information about specific viruses, and how these 'hidden killers' could potentially be used as bio-weapons. There are also weekly/bi-weekly feature articles on various facets that involve viruses.

A New Germ Theory - http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/99feb/germs.htm
The dictates of evolution virtually demand that the causes of some of humanity's chronic and most baffling "noninfectious" illnesses will turn out to be pathogens -- that is the radical view of a prominent evolutionary biologist.

EVA: European Virus Archive - http://www.european-virus-archive.com
Project aiming to create a European network of high calibre laboratories with the expertise to collect, amplify, characterise, standardise, authenticate, distribute and track all viruses.

Viper: Virus Particle Explorer - http://mmtsb.org/viper/
Descriptions of icosahedral virus capsid structures, along with structural and computational analysis.

VirHostNet - http://pbildb1.univ-lyon1.fr/virhostnet
Knowledgebase for virus-host and protein-protein interaction networks.

National Collection of Pathogenic Viruses - http://www.ukncc.co.uk/html/members/ncpv/ncpv.htm
NCPV preserves well-characterised, authenticated human pathogenic viruses in a secure facility. The agents or nucleic acids derived from these viruses are supplied to the worldwide scientific community according to national and international guidelines.

Baculovirus.com - http://www.baculovirus.com
Technical knowledge, information, newsgroup, helpful in using the Baculovirus expression vector system and insect cell expression.

Virology - http://www.elsevier.com/locate/issn/0042-6822
This journal publishes the results of basic research in all branches of virology, including the viruses of vertebrates and invertebrates, plants, bacteria, and yeasts/fungi.

What the Heck is a Virus? - http://people.ku.edu/~jbrown/virus.html
Provides a relatively easy to understand answer to this question.

Virusys Corporation - http://www.virusys.com
Specialists in the design and manufacture of virus related antibodies and antigens. A full range of laboratory services is available that includes infectious dose determination, viral protein purification and custom antibody production.

Blogging for Bacteriophages - http://www.phagehunter.org/
Blog by Tim Sampson who takes a look at recent developments in the world of microbiology.

The Molecules of HIV - http://www.mcld.co.uk/hiv/
The life cycle, immune response, and schematic diagram of the human immuno-deficiency virus.

Plant Virology - http://www.bioinvision.dk/plantvir1.html
Introduction to virus structure, transmission, and transport.

The Phage Phorum - http://www.phages.org
A place to find general information regarding biophages and an open discussion of topics related to biophages.

Veterinary Virology - http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/lec3351/001.htm
Lecture presentation on the replication of viruses within animals cells.

Viral Replication - http://www.epidemic.org/theFacts/viruses/viralReplication.html
Description of the hepatitis virus replication process.

Medical Virology - http://www.medicalvirology.com
Scientific findings, clinical therapies research, and public health aspects on viruses of medical importance.

GeneJohnson Inc. - http://www.genejohnson.net
HIV genomic data storage and analysis systems. HIVBase allows one to organize HIV sequence data, perform complex statistical analysis, and collaborate data all in one program.

Viralman - http://viralman.110mb.com
Educational site for students provided by H.Niazmand at Azad University of Kazeroun, with downloads and an image gallery.

Hepadnavirus Testing, Inc. - http://www.hvtinc.com

The site describes the services provided by Hepadnavirus Testing, Inc., which uses HBV and DHBV to evaluate disinfectants, inactivation processes, and antiviral drugs for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.

Antiviral Intelistrat - http://www.antiviralintelistrat.com/
Database of antiviral drugs and vaccines. It regroups over 1700 product files containing detailed information on compounds and vaccines related to the prevention or treatment of viral diseases. Subscription needed.

Chicken Flu: Recombinant Genes on the Loose - http://www.synapses.co.uk/science/fluvirus.html
Information regarding viral genes, replication, and strain evolution. Written in 1997 but updated in 2005.

Seminars in Virology - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=JournalURL&_cdi=7150&_auth=y&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=7ea28456e36b7099a712a2f126c0c294
Review journal dedicated to keeping scientists informed of developments in the field of virology on a topic by topic basis.

Virus Ultrastructure - http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/mmi/stannard/linda.html
This page is designed primarily as an introductory manual for students of virology,but anyone who is interested is invited to take a brief "peep" at some of the inhabitants of the microbial Lilliput Land.

Journal of General Virology - http://www.sgm.ac.uk/JGVDirect/
Archive of downloadable PDF virus journals.

(Source: Google directory)