Virus-host coevolution: common patterns of nucleotide motif usage in Flaviviridae and their hosts.

Virus-host biological interaction is a continuous coevolutionary process involving both host immune system and viral escape mechanisms. Flaviviridae family is composed of fast evolving RNA viruses that infects vertebrate (mammals and birds) and/or invertebrate (ticks and mosquitoes) organisms. These...

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Main Authors: Francisco P Lobo, Bruno E F Mota, Sérgio D J Pena, Vasco Azevedo, Andréa M Macedo, Andreas Tauch, Carlos R Machado, Glória R Franco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2707012?pdf=render