2016
Reassortment in segmented RNA viruses: mechanisms and outcomes
McDonald SM, Nelson MI, Turner PE, Patton JT. Reassortment in segmented RNA viruses: mechanisms and outcomes. Nature Reviews Microbiology 2016, 14: 448-460. PMID: 27211789, PMCID: PMC5119462, DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro.2016.46.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA virusesGenome segmentsProtein-RNA interactionsMultiple selection pressuresRNA-RNA interactionsSingle host cellSegmented RNA virusViral fitnessDifferent gene segmentsProtein setsSelection pressureHost cellsGene segmentsGeneration of reassortantsImportant pathogenReassortmentDifferent viral strainsReassortant virusesFitnessImmune recognitionHybrid virionsReassortantsVirusMore virusesPlants
2004
Reduced fecundity is the cost of cheating in RNA virus 6
Dennehy J, Turner P. Reduced fecundity is the cost of cheating in RNA virus 6. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2004, 271: 2275-2282. PMID: 15539353, PMCID: PMC1691856, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost fitnessTiming of reproductionRNA bacteriophage phi6Costs of cheatingLytic growth cycleSmall burst sizeDispersal stageInterference competitionLifetime fecundityIntracellular resourcesLife historyHigher fitnessEvolved virusesReduced fecunditySolo infectionsBacteriophage phi6FecundityLytic infectionGrowth cycleAncestorBurst sizeFitnessLatent periodCheatersMultiple viruses
2001
Transmission bottlenecks and the evolution of fitness in rapidly evolving RNA viruses
Elena S, Sanjuán R, Borderı́a A, Turner P. Transmission bottlenecks and the evolution of fitness in rapidly evolving RNA viruses. Infection Genetics And Evolution 2001, 1: 41-48. PMID: 12798049, DOI: 10.1016/s1567-1348(01)00006-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVesicular stomatitis virusRNA virusesEvolution of fitnessBasic genetic principlesNatural populationsGenetic driftEvolutionary importanceFitness lossCellular hostsTransmission bottleneckDeleterious mutationsHost individualsGenetic principlesBottleneck sizeViral adaptationViral fitnessStomatitis virusRandom accumulationSimilar bottlenecksTissue cultureMutationsFitnessProfound effectVirusMode of transmission
2000
Cost of Host Radiation in an RNA Virus
Turner P, Elena S. Cost of Host Radiation in an RNA Virus. Genetics 2000, 156: 1465-1470. PMID: 11102349, PMCID: PMC1461356, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/156.4.1465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost radiationNovel hostVesicular stomatitis virusOriginal hostHost environmentSubstantial fitness gainsMammalian host cellsNovel habitatsMultiple habitatsEcological nichesExperimental populationsFitness gainsWeak selectionHost typeNew hostGenetic materialHost cellsRNA virusesMultiple host typesReduced competitivenessStomatitis virusHabitatsSlow replicationHostFitness
1997
Long-term experimental evolution in Escherichia coli. V. Effects of recombination with immigrant genotypes on the rate of bacterial evolution
Souza V, Turner P, Lenski R. Long-term experimental evolution in Escherichia coli. V. Effects of recombination with immigrant genotypes on the rate of bacterial evolution. Journal Of Evolutionary Biology 1997, 10: 743-769. DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1997.10050743.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMean fitnessGenetic variationAdaptive evolutionSexual recombinationRecombinant genotypesLong-term experimental evolutionGenetic changesEstimated recombination rateCommon competitorEscherichia coliThousands of generationsImmigrant genotypesBacterial evolutionExperimental evolutionAsexual populationsEcological interactionsImmigrant poolBeneficial mutationsAncestral alleleSelective advantageConstant environmentHfr donorsNovel genotypesSelection dynamicsFitness