Article
Arenaviruses.
Current topics in microbiology and immunology - 1 Jan 2007
Gonzalez J P, Emonet S, de Lamballerie X, Charrel R
Abstract excerpt
The Arenaviridae family contains 22 recognized virus species, each of them strongly associated with a rodent species (except Tacaribe virus which is associated with a species of bat), suggesting an ancient co-evolutionary process. Although the concept of co-evolution between rodents and arenaviruses is now largely accepted, little has been uncovered in terms of dating the phenomenon and the mechanisms of...
Topics
- Animals
- Arenaviridae Infections
- Arenavirus
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Mutation
- Recombination, Genetic
- Rodent Diseases
- Rodentia
- Zoonoses
