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Animal-to-Human Viral Transitions: Is SARS-CoV-2 an Evolutionarily Successful One?
Transmission of viruses from one species to another is not unusual in nature. Despite this, evolutionarily successful transmissions are rare. Such events can cause pandemics and are followed by host–virus coevolution procedures that can increase the fitness potential of viruses. In this perspective...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer US
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7201112/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32377932 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00239-020-09947-z |
| Sumario: | Transmission of viruses from one species to another is not unusual in nature. Despite this, evolutionarily successful transmissions are rare. Such events can cause pandemics and are followed by host–virus coevolution procedures that can increase the fitness potential of viruses. In this perspective article, I recognize eight main types of trans-species viral transmission. I consider two of them as evolutionarily successful, explaining why coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 could be one of them. |
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