Plant virus evolution

This book provides a comprehensive look at the field of plant virus evolution. Individual chapters, written by experts in the field, cover plant virus ecology, emerging viruses, plant viruses that integrate into the host genome, population biology, evolutionary mechanisms and appropriate methods for...

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Other Authors: Roossinck, Marilyn J., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Berlin : Springer, ©2008.
Berlin : [2008]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 223 pages) : illustrations.
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Table of Contents:
  • Questions and Concepts in Plant Virus Evolution: a Historical Perspective
  • Community Ecology of Plant Viruses
  • Emerging Plant Viruses: a Diversity of Mechanisms and Opportunities
  • Evolution of Integrated Plant Viruses
  • Viroids
  • Virus Populations, Mutation Rates and Frequencies
  • Genetic Bottlenecks
  • Recombination in Plant RNA Viruses
  • Symbiosis, Mutualism and Symbiogenesis
  • Methods for Analyzing Viral Evolution
  • Virus Evolution and Taxonomy.