Naslov
The evolutionary genetics of emerging plant RNA viruses

Autori
Elena, Santiago F. ; Bedhomme, Stéphanie ; Carrasco, Purificación ; Cuevas, José M. ; de la Iglesia, Francisca ; Lafforgue, Guillaume ; Lalić, Jasna ; Pròsper, Àngels ; Tromas, Nicolas ; Zwart, Mark P.

Izvornik
Molecular plant-microbe interactions (0894-0282) 24 (2011), 3; 287-293

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Viral emergence ; evolutionary genetics ; virus adaptation

Sažetak
Over the years, agriculture across the world has been compromised by a succession of devastating epidemics caused by new viruses that spilled over from reservoir species or by new variants of classic viruses that acquired new virulence factors or changed their epidemiological patterns. Viral emergence is usually associated with ecological change or with agronomical practices bringing together reservoirs and crop species. The complete picture is, however, much more complex, and results from an evolutionary process in which the main players are ecological factors, viruses' genetic plasticity, and host factors required for virus replication, all mixed with a good measure of stochasticity. The present review puts emergence of plant RNA viruses into the framework of evolutionary genetics, stressing that viral emergence begins with a stochastic process that involves the transmission of a preexisting viral strain into a new host species, followed by adaptation to the new host.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

POVEZANOST RADA