The evolution and emergence of RNA viruses
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| Sprache: | English |
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Oxford University Press
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| Schriftenreihe: | Oxford series in ecology and evolution
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| Beschreibung: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-247) and index Introduction -- Origins of RNA viruses -- Mechanisms of RNA virus evolution -- RNA virus quasispecies -- Comparative genomics and the macroevolution of RNA viruses -- Molecular epidemiology, phylogeography, and emergence of RNA viruses -- Case studies in RNA virus evolution and emergence RNA viruses provide unique insights into the patterns and processes of evolutionary change in real time. The study of viral evolution is especially topical given the growing awareness that emerging and re-emerging diseases (most of which are caused by RNA viruses) represent a major threat to public health. However, while the study of viral evolution has developed rapidly in the last 30 years, relatively little attention has been directed toward linking work on the mechanisms ofviral evolution within cells or individual hosts, to the epidemiological outcomes of these processes. This novel book |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 254 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0191549401 9780191549403 |