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Title Viral fitness and evolution : population dynamics and adaptive mechanisms / Esteban Domingo, Peter Schuster, Santiago F. Elena, Celia Perales, editors
Published Cham : Springer, [2023]
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Description 1 online resource (x, 344 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Series Current topics in microbiology and immunology, 2196-9965 ; volume 439
Current topics in microbiology and immunology ; 439. 2196-9965
Contents Theoretical analysis of the evolution of viral populations in sequence space, and empirical fitness landscapes -- Self-organized maps to derive fitness landscapes from deep sequencing data -- Mutations to overcome viral resistance in plants -- The role of recombination in the generation of new begomovirus phenotypes -- Plant virus adaptation to new hosts -- Viral fitness, host interactions, and resistance to antiviral agents -- Viral fitness and evolution of hepatitis C virus -- Population dynamics and fitness variations of hemorrhagic RNA viruses -- Coronavirus genome sequences, variation, and disease implications -- Epilogue: viral populations from a theoretical and experimental perspective
Summary This book unifies general concepts of plant and animal virus evolution and covers a broad range of topics related to theoretical and experimental aspects of virus population dynamics and viral fitness. Timely topics such as viral mechanisms to cope with antiviral agents, the adaptability of the virus to new hosts, emergence of new viral phenotypes, and the connections between short- and long-term virus evolution are included. By comparing plant and animal viruses, universal mechanisms responsible for fitness variations, viral emergence and disease mechanisms are explored. Although emphasis is put on specific plant and human viral pathogens, relevant similarities and differences to other viruses are highlighted. Additionally, readers will learn more about the adaptability of coronaviruses, including the recently emerged SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of the COVID-19 pandemic. The book is aimed at students and scientists interested in basic and applied aspects of plant and animal virus population dynamics and evolution
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 12, 2023)
Subject Virus diseases.
Virus diseases of plants.
Plant viruses.
Animals -- Diseases.
Viruses -- Variation.
Virus Diseases
Plant Viruses
Animal Diseases
Animals -- Diseases
Plant viruses
Virus diseases
Virus diseases of plants
Viruses -- Variation
Form Electronic book
Author Domingo, Esteban, editor.
Schuster, P. (Peter), 1941- editor.
Elena, Santiago F., editor.
Perales, Celia, editor
ISBN 9783031156403
3031156404