Diversification of mammalian deltaviruses by host shifting

Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is an unusual RNA agent that replicates using host machinery but exploits hepatitis B virus (HBV) to mobilize its spread within and between hosts. In doing so, HDV enhances the virulence of HBV. How this seemingly improbable hyperparasitic lifestyle emerged is unknown, bu...

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Published in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 118; no. 3
Main Authors:	Bergner, Laura M, Orton, Richard J, Broos, Alice, Tello, Carlos, Becker, Daniel J, Carrera, Jorge E, Patel, Arvind H, Biek, Roman, Streicker, Daniel G
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 19.01.2021
Subjects:	Animals Chiroptera - virology Disease Transmission, Infectious Genetic Variation - genetics Genome, Viral - genetics Hepatitis B - genetics Hepatitis B - transmission Hepatitis B - virology Hepatitis B virus - genetics Hepatitis B virus - pathogenicity Hepatitis D - genetics Hepatitis D - transmission Hepatitis D - virology Hepatitis Delta Virus - genetics Hepatitis Delta Virus - pathogenicity Host Specificity - genetics Host-Pathogen Interactions - genetics Humans Mammals - virology Phylogeny Rodentia - virology Satellite Viruses - genetics Satellite Viruses - pathogenicity satellite virus host shifting zoonosis hepatitis delta virus
ISSN:	1091-6490, 1091-6490
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