Identifying changes in selective constraints: host shifts in influenza.

The natural reservoir of Influenza A is waterfowl. Normally, waterfowl viruses are not adapted to infect and spread in the human population. Sometimes, through reassortment or through whole host shift events, genetic material from waterfowl viruses is introduced into the human population causing wor...

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Main Authors: Asif U Tamuri, Mario Dos Reis, Alan J Hay, Richard A Goldstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-11-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2770840?pdf=render