TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Basic Virology: Introduction A1 - Levinson, Warren A1 - Chin-Hong, Peter A1 - Joyce, Elizabeth A. A1 - Nussbaum, Jesse A1 - Schwartz, Brian PY - 2022 T2 - Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology: A Guide to Clinical Infectious Diseases, 17e AB - The other infectious agents described in this book, namely bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and worms, are either single cells or composed of many cells. Cells are capable of independent replication, can synthesize their own energy and proteins, and can be seen in the light microscope. In contrast, viruses are not cells; they are not capable of independent replication, can synthesize neither their own energy nor their own proteins, and are too small to be seen in the light microscope. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/25 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190866298 ER -