Circulating virus load determines the size of bottlenecks in viral populations progressing within a host.

For any organism, population size, and fluctuations thereof, are of primary importance in determining the forces driving its evolution. This is particularly true for viruses--rapidly evolving entities that form populations with transient and explosive expansions alternating with phases of migration,...

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Main Authors: Serafín Gutiérrez, Michel Yvon, Elodie Pirolles, Eliza Garzo, Alberto Fereres, Yannis Michalakis, Stéphane Blanc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3486874?pdf=render