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Multiple molecular pathways for fitness recovery of an RNA virus debilitated by operation of Muller's ratchet.
Journal of molecular biology - 15 Jan 1999
Escarmís C, Dávila M, Domingo E
Abstract excerpt
Repeated bottleneck passages of RNA viruses result in fitness losses due to accumulation of deleterious mutations. We have analysed the molecular events underlying fitness recovery of a highly debilitated foot- and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) clone, upon serial passage in BHK-21 cells. The debilitated clone included an unusual, internal polyadenylate extension preceding the second functional AUG initiation codon,...
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