Viral reassortment as an information exchange between viral segments

Viruses have an extraordinary ability to diversify and evolve. For segmented viruses, reassortment can introduce drastic genomic and phenotypic changes by allowing a direct exchange of genetic material between coinfecting strains. For instance, multiple influenza pandemics were caused by reassortmen...

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Published in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 109; no. 9; p. 3341
Main Authors:	Greenbaum, Benjamin D, Li, Olive T W, Poon, Leo L M, Levine, Arnold J, Rabadan, Raul
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 28.02.2012
Subjects:	Animals Cell Line - virology Coinfection Dogs Entropy Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - genetics Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - physiology Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype - genetics Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype - physiology Influenza A Virus, H7N7 Subtype - genetics Influenza A Virus, H7N7 Subtype - physiology Kidney Models, Biological Reassortant Viruses - genetics Recombination, Genetic - genetics Virus Replication
ISSN:	1091-6490, 1091-6490
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