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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-11-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004395 |