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The phylogeography of human viruses.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2004
Holmes Edward C
Abstract excerpt
Viruses, especially those with RNA genomes, represent ideal organisms to study the dynamics of microevolutionary change. In particular, their rapid rate of nucleotide substitution means that the epidemiological processes that shape their diversity act on the same time-scale as mutations are fixed in viral populations. Consequently, the branching structure of virus phylogenies provides a unique insight into...
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