Evolution & developmentVirology Paleovirology and evolution of RNA viruses of arthropods STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO Derek Taylor BallingerMatthew JCentral to the evolution of RNA viruses is their r
Hence, arthropods are a major reservoir of viral genetic diversity and have likely been central to viral evolution. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.05378.001 Introduction Negative-sense RNA viruses are important pathogens that cause a variety of diseases in humans including influenza, hemorrhag...
and evolution.Chlamydiaegenerally have small, reduced genomes, and lack metabolic pathways that are complemented by importing host cell metabolites [15]. Despite recent advances in genetic manipulation of members of the well-studied familyChlamydiaceae, likeChlamydia trachomatis[16,17], genomics remains...
Microorganisms that reside within or transmit through arthropod reproductive tissues have profound impacts on host reproduction, health and evolution. In this Review, we discuss select principles of the biology of microorganisms in arthropod reproductive tissues, including bacteria, viruses, protists and fu...
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Such extrapolation may be logical, however; the emergence of new viruses and introduction of known viruses into areas outside of their normal endemic range can provide new opportunities and challenges that can result in deviations from expected epidemiological patterns and evolution of new virus variant...
Another disadvantage is that the process of molting leaves the animal vulnerable for some time after. A benefit to an exoskeleton is that it protects its internal organs, protects it from predators, keeps the animal from drying out, and attaches to the animal's muscles to aid in movement. ...
However, the extent to which they explain RNA virus evolution over deep evolutionary timescales is unknown. Within the first two chapters of this thesis, I examine arthropod paleoviruses related to non-retroviral RNA viruses, addressing questions regarding their formation, co-option and the extent ...
RNA virusesArbovirusesToscana virusBunyaviridaeFlaviviridaeThe discovery and development of methods for isolation, characterisation and taxonomy of viruses represents an important milestone in the study, treatment and control of virus diseases during the 20th century. Indeed, by the late-1950s, it was ...
That some of these viruses are also found in the broader pollinator community suggests the wider environmental spread of these viruses, with the potential for a broader impact on ecosystems. Studies on the ecology and evolution of these viruses in the arthropod community as a whole may therefore ...