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
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