2021
Effects of historical co‐infection on host shift abilities of exploitative and competitive viruses
Singhal S, Turner P. Effects of historical co‐infection on host shift abilities of exploitative and competitive viruses. Evolution 2021, 75: 1878-1888. PMID: 33969482, DOI: 10.1111/evo.14263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel hostRNA viral pathogensHost population densityViral growthPhage genotypesCo-infecting virusesHost specificityIntracellular competitionHost exploitationHost genotypeEcological historyOriginal hostInfected bacteriaRNA bacteriophagesRapid evolutionEmergence potentialHostGrowth curvesPopulation densityEquivalent growthViral pathogensClonesInfectivity differencesGenotypesCompetitive viruses
2019
The interplay between host community structure and pathogen life‐history constraints in driving the evolution of host‐range shifts
Okamoto K, Amarasekare P, Post D, Vasseur D, Turner P. The interplay between host community structure and pathogen life‐history constraints in driving the evolution of host‐range shifts. Functional Ecology 2019, 33: 2338-2353. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHost range shiftsHost community structureCommunity structurePathogen's abilityEco-evolutionary interactionsFree Plain Language SummaryLife history constraintsEntire host communityTree of lifeHost-pathogen communitiesAbility of pathogensPlain Language SummaryEcological selectionHost shiftsHost useEvolutionary timeUnparalleled diversificationAntagonistic pleiotropyAncestral pathogenPathogen evolutionPathogen lineagesNovel hostPathogen biologyApparent competitionExploitative competition
2015
Rate of novel host invasion affects adaptability of evolving RNA virus lineages
Morley VJ, Mendiola SY, Turner PE. Rate of novel host invasion affects adaptability of evolving RNA virus lineages. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2015, 282: 20150801. PMID: 26246544, PMCID: PMC4632612, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2015.0801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel hostHost cell typesHost invasionCell typesVirus lineagesVirus populationsGenomic outcomesEnvironmental turnoverTissue culture environmentAbility of virusesHost typeRNA virusesConsensus sequencingInfluences adaptationLineagesGradual invasionHostHistorical contingencyMolecular substitutionDifferent genotypesAdaptive changesInvasionRapid shiftVirusSequencing
2007
EVOLUTION OF HOST SPECIFICITY DRIVES REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION AMONG RNA VIRUSES
Duffy S, Burch CL, Turner PE. EVOLUTION OF HOST SPECIFICITY DRIVES REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION AMONG RNA VIRUSES. Evolution 2007, 61: 2614-2622. PMID: 17908251, PMCID: PMC7202233, DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00226.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReproductive isolationEcological speciation hypothesisDivergent natural selectionRNA virusesAssortative mating evolvesNatural selectionHost rangeRNA bacteriophage phi6Speciation hypothesisSingle nucleotide changePhytophagous insectsEcological adaptationNovel hostEvolutionary fateWhole-genome sequencingGenetic exchangeImportant traitsBiological credibilityAlternative hostsExperimental populationsLaboratory populationsAssortative matingDirect selectionGenome sequencingNucleotide changes
2006
Viral ecology and the maintenance of novel host use.
Dennehy JJ, Friedenberg NA, Holt RD, Turner PE. Viral ecology and the maintenance of novel host use. The American Naturalist 2006, 167: 429-39. PMID: 16673350, DOI: 10.1086/499381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel hostHost useNative hostNovel host useNew host speciesHost population growthPhage growth rateGenetic adaptationViral ecologyHost speciesSerial passage experimentsPopulation dynamicsHost bacteriaRNA phagesVirus extinctionHost transmissionViral populationsVirus populationsHostPassage experimentsSpeciesGrowth ratePopulation growthAdaptationEcology
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