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Ecological Drivers of Virus Evolution: Astrovirus as a Case Study.

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Mendenhall, IH; Smith, GJD; Vijaykrishna, D
Published in: Journal of virology
July 2015

Although RNA viruses exhibit a high frequency of host jumps, major differences exist among the different virus families. Astroviruses infect a wide range of hosts, affecting both public health systems and economic production chains. Here we delineate the ecological and adaptive processes that drive the cross-species transmission of astroviruses. We observe that distinct transmission zones determine the prevailing astrovirus host and virus diversity, which in turn suggests that no single host group (e.g., bats) can be the natural reservoir, as illustrated through our phylogenetic analysis.

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Journal of virology

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EISSN

1098-5514

ISSN

0022-538X

Publication Date

July 2015

Volume

89

Issue

14

Start / End Page

6978 / 6981

Related Subject Headings

  • Virology
  • Phylogeny
  • Mammals
  • Humans
  • Genetic Variation
  • Ecosystem
  • Biological Evolution
  • Astroviridae Infections
  • Astroviridae
  • Animals
 

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Mendenhall, I. H., Smith, G. J. D., & Vijaykrishna, D. (2015). Ecological Drivers of Virus Evolution: Astrovirus as a Case Study. Journal of Virology, 89(14), 6978–6981. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.02971-14
Mendenhall, Ian H., Gavin J. D. Smith, and Dhanasekaran Vijaykrishna. “Ecological Drivers of Virus Evolution: Astrovirus as a Case Study.Journal of Virology 89, no. 14 (July 2015): 6978–81. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.02971-14.
Mendenhall IH, Smith GJD, Vijaykrishna D. Ecological Drivers of Virus Evolution: Astrovirus as a Case Study. Journal of virology. 2015 Jul;89(14):6978–81.
Mendenhall, Ian H., et al. “Ecological Drivers of Virus Evolution: Astrovirus as a Case Study.Journal of Virology, vol. 89, no. 14, July 2015, pp. 6978–81. Epmc, doi:10.1128/jvi.02971-14.
Mendenhall IH, Smith GJD, Vijaykrishna D. Ecological Drivers of Virus Evolution: Astrovirus as a Case Study. Journal of virology. 2015 Jul;89(14):6978–6981.

Published In

Journal of virology

DOI

EISSN

1098-5514

ISSN

0022-538X

Publication Date

July 2015

Volume

89

Issue

14

Start / End Page

6978 / 6981

Related Subject Headings

  • Virology
  • Phylogeny
  • Mammals
  • Humans
  • Genetic Variation
  • Ecosystem
  • Biological Evolution
  • Astroviridae Infections
  • Astroviridae
  • Animals