Mutagenesis-mediated virus extinction: virus-dependent effect of viral load on sensitivity to lethal defection.

BACKGROUND: Lethal mutagenesis is a transition towards virus extinction mediated by enhanced mutation rates during viral genome replication, and it is currently under investigation as a potential new antiviral strategy. Viral load and virus fitness are known to influence virus extinction. Here we ex...

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Main Authors: Héctor Moreno, Héctor Tejero, Juan Carlos de la Torre, Esteban Domingo, Verónica Martín
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3307711?pdf=render