Evolution of RNA viruses

The evolution of RNA viruses has received a great deal of attention in the past several years. The subject is based on information very different from that considered in other evolutionary discussion. As obligate intracellular parasites, viruses leave no fossil record; indeed the oldest historical a...

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Published in:	Annual review of microbiology Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 657 - 683
Main Authors:	STRAUSS, J. H, STRAUSS, E. G
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Palo Alto, CA Annual Reviews 01-01-1988
Subjects:	Amino Acid Sequence Base Sequence Biological and medical sciences Biological Evolution Capsid - analysis Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Microbiology Molecular Sequence Data Recombination, Genetic RNA Viruses - classification RNA Viruses - genetics RNA, Viral - genetics Virology Genome organization Review RNA virus Biological evolution Classification
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Summary:	The evolution of RNA viruses has received a great deal of attention in the past several years. The subject is based on information very different from that considered in other evolutionary discussion. As obligate intracellular parasites, viruses leave no fossil record; indeed the oldest historical accounts describing symptoms believed to be caused by viruses are only a millenium or two old. Recently, however, the complete nucleotide sequences of the genomic RNAs of a number of viruses belonging to different virus families have been obtained, and these make possible detailed comparisons of the families on a molecular level.
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ISSN:	0066-4227 1545-3251
DOI:	10.1146/annurev.mi.42.100188.003301