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 individualsBacteriophages
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