High Genetic Diversity and Adaptive Potential of Two Simian Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses in a Wild Primate Population
Adam L. Bailey, Michael Lauck, Andrea Weiler, Samuel D. Sibley, Jorge M. Dinis, Zachary Bergman, Chase W. Nelson, Michael Correll, Michael Gleicher, David Hyeroba, Alex Tumukunde, Geoffrey Weny, Colin Chapman, Jens Kuhn, Austin Hughes, , David H. O'Connor
The paper identifies two novel SHFVs in wild primates, showing high genetic diversity and signs of positive selection, suggesting adaptive potential.
bioRxiv · Dec 3, 2013Microbiology