TY - BOOK AU - Holmes,Edward C. TI - The evolution and emergence of RNA viruses T2 - Oxford series in ecology and evolution SN - 9780191549403 PY - 2009/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - RNA viruses KW - Viruses KW - Evolution KW - Viral genetics KW - Virus diseases KW - Molecular evolution KW - Viral genomes KW - Phylogeny KW - RNA Viruses KW - genetics KW - Communicable Diseases, Emerging KW - Evolution, Molecular KW - Genome, Viral KW - RNA Virus Infections KW - Virus Diseases N1 - 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; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?custid=ns123844&authtype=ip,shib&direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=298454 ER -