Viral Fitness And Evolution

Author : Esteban Domingo
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031156404
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Viral Fitness and Evolution written by Esteban Domingo and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-01-02 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Esteban Domingo
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080564968
Total Pages : 573 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Origin and Evolution of Viruses written by Esteban Domingo and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2008-06-23 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New viral diseases are emerging continuously. Viruses adapt to new environments at astounding rates. Genetic variability of viruses jeopardizes vaccine efficacy. For many viruses mutants resistant to antiviral agents or host immune responses arise readily, for example, with HIV and influenza. These variations are all of utmost importance for human and animal health as they have prevented us from controlling these epidemic pathogens. This book focuses on the mechanisms that viruses use to evolve, survive and cause disease in their hosts. Covering human, animal, plant and bacterial viruses, it provides both the basic foundations for the evolutionary dynamics of viruses and specific examples of emerging diseases. NEW - methods to establish relationships among viruses and the mechanisms that affect virus evolution UNIQUE - combines theoretical concepts in evolution with detailed analyses of the evolution of important virus groups SPECIFIC - Bacterial, plant, animal and human viruses are compared regarding their interation with their hosts

Author : Edward C. Holmes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199211124
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Evolution and Emergence of RNA Viruses written by Edward C. Holmes and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-25 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the study of viral evolution has developed rapidly in the last 30 years, little attention has been directed toward linking the mechanisms of viral evolution to the epidemiological outcomes of these processes. This book intends to fill this gap by considering the patterns and processes of viral evolution at all its spatial and temporal scales.

Author : Michael G. Cordingley
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674972082
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Viruses written by Michael G. Cordingley and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-19 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While viruses—the world’s most abundant biological entities—are not technically alive, they invade, replicate, and evolve within living cells. Michael Cordingley goes beyond our familiarity with infections to show how viruses spur evolutionary change in their hosts and shape global ecosystems, from ocean photosynthesis to drug-resistant bacteria.

Author : Igor M. Rouzine
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110697386
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fitness Landscape, Red Queen, Evolutionary Enigmas, and Applications to Virology written by Igor M. Rouzine and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2023-09-18 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Luis P. Villarreal
Publisher : Amer Society for Microbiology
ISBN 13 : 9781555813093
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Viruses and the Evolution of Life written by Luis P. Villarreal and published by Amer Society for Microbiology. This book was released on 2005 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Viruses and the Evolution of Life is an intriguing presentation of the virus–host relationship, as revealed through an examination of host evolution. This new volume avails the informed reader of a new perspective on the evolution of life while targeting the expert reader with discussions of specific scientific literature. Addresses the adaptation and evolution of viruses and, more importantly, the role of viruses in evolutionary biology Develops integrated themes for study of virology Contributes valuable information to the understanding of the virus–host relationship Integrates the relationship between genetic parasites found in host genomes with the virology of the host Communicates basic principles to the informed reader while presenting a scholarly evaluation of literature to challenge the specialist Written by one of the foremost experts in the field

Author : Jaap Goudsmit
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0195130340
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Viral Fitness written by Jaap Goudsmit and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2004-08-12 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing viral adaption as a general phenomenon, the author examines the heart of viral emergence as human behaviour alters viral ecosystems.

Author : Richard E. Michod
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691223866
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Darwinian Dynamics written by Richard E. Michod and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of fitness has long been a topic of intense debate among evolutionary biologists and their critics, with its definition and explanatory power coming under attack. In this book, Richard Michod offers a fresh, dynamical interpretation of evolution and fitness concepts. He argues that evolution has no enduring products; what matters is the process of genetic change. Whereas many biologists have focused on competition and aggression as determining factors in survival, Michod, by concentrating on the emergence of individuality at new and more complex levels, finds that cooperation plays even a greater role. Michod first considers the principles behind the hierarchically nested levels of organization that constitute life: genes, chromosomes, genomes, cells, multicellular organisms, and societies. By examining the evolutionary transitions from the molecular level up to the whole organism, the author explains how cooperation and conflict in a multilevel setting leads to new levels of fitness. He builds a model of fitness drawing on recent developments in ecology and multilevel selection theory and on new explanations of the origin of life. Michod concludes with a discussion of the philosophical implications of his theory of fitness, a theory that addresses the most fundamental and unique concept in all of biology.

Author : Steven A. Frank
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780691095950
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Immunology and Evolution of Infectious Disease written by Steven A. Frank and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2002-07-21 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description

Author : Covadonga Alonso
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9783540742630
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Viruses and Apoptosis written by Covadonga Alonso and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-03-27 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using different viral models, molecular pathways regulated by viral genes and their role in the pathogenesis of infection are analyzed. The book also offers an update of known signaling pathways in apoptosis and their role in normal and infected cells. Special emphasis is given to molecular pathways underlying viral transformation and oncogenesis and how research in this area is opening opportunities in cancer therapy.