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The Evolution and Genetics of Virus Host Shifts

Emerging viral diseases are often the product of a host shift, where a pathogen jumps from its original host into a novel species. Phylogenetic studies show that host shifts are a frequent event in the evolution of most pathogens, but why pathogens successfully jump between some host species but not...

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Autores principales: Longdon, Ben, Brockhurst, Michael A., Russell, Colin A., Welch, John J., Jiggins, Francis M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4223060/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25375777
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004395