Secondary contact between diverged host lineages entails ecological speciation in a European hantavirus.

The diversity of viruses probably exceeds biodiversity of eukaryotes, but little is known about the origin and emergence of novel virus species. Experimentation and disease outbreak investigations have allowed the characterization of rapid molecular virus adaptation. However, the processes leading t...

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Main Authors: Moritz Saxenhofer, Sabrina Schmidt, Rainer G Ulrich, Gerald Heckel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-02-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000142