Metagenomics reshapes the concepts of RNA virus evolution by revealing extensive horizontal virus transfer
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DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2017.10.020
Abstract: Abstract Virus metagenomics is a young research filed but it has already transformed our understanding of virus diversity and evolution, and illuminated at a new level the connections between virus evolution and the evolution and… read more here.
Keywords: virus evolution; evolution; rna viruses; horizontal virus ... See more keywords
The Bridges and Blockades to Evolutionary Convergence on the Road to Predicting Chikungunya Virus Evolution.
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DOI: 10.1146/annurev-virology-101416-041757
Abstract: Chikungunya virus, first isolated in the 1950s, has since reemerged to cause several epidemics and millions of infections throughout the world. What was once blurred and confused with dengue virus in both diagnosis and name… read more here.
Keywords: virus evolution; bridges blockades; evolution; blockades evolutionary ... See more keywords
Identification of African swine fever virus-like elements in the soft tick genome provides insights into the virus’ evolution
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DOI: 10.1186/s12915-020-00865-6
Abstract: Background African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a most devastating pathogen affecting swine. In 2007, ASFV was introduced into Eastern Europe where it continuously circulates and recently reached Western Europe and Asia, leading to a… read more here.
Keywords: swine fever; virus evolution; evolution; african swine ... See more keywords