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
2006
Pleiotropic Costs of Niche Expansion in the RNA Bacteriophage Φ6
Duffy S, Turner PE, Burch CL. Pleiotropic Costs of Niche Expansion in the RNA Bacteriophage Φ6. Genetics 2006, 172: 751-757. PMID: 16299384, PMCID: PMC1456241, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.105.051136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNiche expansionAntagonistic pleiotropyCosts of generalismVaried ecological conditionsRNA virus phi6Standard laboratory hostRNA bacteriophage φ6Host range mutantsPleiotropic costsHost shiftsPseudomonas hostsFitness costsGenetic basisGenetic dataHost attachmentHost rangeExperimental model systemAdaptive mutationsHost typeNonsynonymous mutationsEcological conditionsOriginal hostRNA virusesBacteriophage Φ6Generalism
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