Niche adaptation and viral transmission of human papillomaviruses from archaic hominins to modern humans.

Recent discoveries on the origins of modern humans from multiple archaic hominin populations and the diversity of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) suggest a complex scenario of virus-host evolution. To evaluate the origin of HPV pathogenesis, we estimated the phylogeny, timing, and dispersal of HPV16 v...

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Main Authors: Zigui Chen, Rob DeSalle, Mark Schiffman, Rolando Herrero, Charles E Wood, Julio C Ruiz, Gary M Clifford, Paul K S Chan, Robert D Burk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-11-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007352

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