A history of vertebrate RNA viruses

Most of the known RNA viruses are from birds and mammals, which represent a small proportion of more recent vertebrate diversity. This omission has been corrected by the discovery of new RNA viruses in hosts that lie across the entire evolutionary history of the vertebrates. Over 186 host species representing the phylogenetic diversity of vertebrates […]

Source: virology blog - April 26, 2018 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Information evolution evolutionary history phylogeny RNA viruses vertebrate viruses viral Source Type: blogs