2024
Experimental Evolution Studies in Φ6 Cystovirus
Singhal S, Balitactac A, Nayagam A, Bahrami P, Nayeem S, Turner P. Experimental Evolution Studies in Φ6 Cystovirus. Viruses 2024, 16: 977. PMID: 38932268, PMCID: PMC11209170, DOI: 10.3390/v16060977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental evolution studiesFitness effects of spontaneous mutationsSpontaneous mutationsEffects of spontaneous mutationsEvolution of RNA virusesEvolution studiesEvolution of host rangeFast generation timesResponse to selectionMultiple phagesNon-pathogenic modelRNA genomeConsequence of evolutionOuter membraneHost rangeRNA virusesNovel traitsMutation rateHost cellsFitness effectsPopulation sizeMutationsCystovirusesBacteriophageGeneration time
2019
Bacteriophage Ecology☆
Burmeister A, Abedon S, Turner P. Bacteriophage Ecology☆. 2019, 434-440. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-809633-8.90677-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBacteriophage ecologyMeasurements of phagesEcosystem levelEcological organizationTrophic levelsAntagonistic coevolutionIndirect interactionsPhage communitiesFitness consequencesPhage ecologyEcologyBiological feedbackMorphological diversityBacterial hostsHost cellsKey resourcesCommunityPhagesPhage selectionDifferent replication strategiesEcosystemsBacterial resistanceReplication strategyDiversityEnvironment
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
2007
Virus population extinction via ecological traps
Dennehy JJ, Friedenberg NA, Yang YW, Turner PE. Virus population extinction via ecological traps. Ecology Letters 2007, 10: 230-240. PMID: 17305806, DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2006.01013.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEcological trapsPopulation growthHigh-quality habitatRisk of extinctionHeterogeneous host communitiesNet population growthHabitat lossSpecies conservationPopulation viabilityMetapopulation scaleInfectious human virusesRNA bacteriophage phi6Population extinctionEcological conceptsEfficacy of trapsHabitatsHost bacteriaHost cellsExtinctionTrap cellsBacteriophage phi6Host communitiesViral reproductionVirus populationsViral fitness
2005
Widespread genetic exchange among terrestrial bacteriophages
Silander OK, Weinreich DM, Wright KM, O'Keefe KJ, Rang CU, Turner PE, Chao L. Widespread genetic exchange among terrestrial bacteriophages. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 19009-19014. PMID: 16365305, PMCID: PMC1323146, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0503074102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic exchangeLinkage disequilibriumBiological species conceptWidespread genetic exchangeGenomic mutation rateFrequent genetic reassortmentSingle host cellGroup of phagesBiogeography studiesSexual populationsGenetic structureSpecies conceptWild populationsNucleotide divergenceFrequent reassortmentDsRNA genomeBacteriophage populationsDegenerate sitesRecombination eventsNumerical dominanceMutation rateHost cellsGenetic reassortmentUnrelated individualsBacteriophagesEvolution of Mutational Robustness in an RNA Virus
Montville R, Froissart R, Remold SK, Tenaillon O, Turner PE. Evolution of Mutational Robustness in an RNA Virus. PLOS Biology 2005, 3: e381. PMID: 16248678, PMCID: PMC1275523, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0030381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMutational robustnessRNA virusesAccurate genome replicationEvolution of robustnessUnderstanding of evolutionAdaptive evolutionGenetic robustnessPopulation bottleneckingPhenotypic constancyMutation accumulationNatural selectionGenetic variationMutational effectsGenome replicationHigh mutation frequencyMutational changesRandom mutationsMutation rateHost cellsBiological populationsFitness changesMutation frequencyGenomeComplementationVirus
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
1998
Sex and the Evolution of Intrahost Competition in RNA Virus φ6
Turner P, Chao L. Sex and the Evolution of Intrahost Competition in RNA Virus φ6. Genetics 1998, 150: 523-532. PMID: 9755186, PMCID: PMC1460345, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/150.2.523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrahost competitionLarge sexual populationsLarge asexual populationsRNA virus phi6Absence of sexSame host cellRate of adaptationSexual populationsGenetic conflictSexual reproductionAsexual populationsMore rapid adaptationBeneficial mutationsSame genomeSeparate lineagesExperimental populationsBacterial hostsMultiple bacteriophagesAbility of virusesHost cellsRNA virusesRapid adaptationPseudomonas phaseolicolaPhi6Host