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UNINA9910819352403321 |
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Autore |
Domingo Esteban |
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Titolo |
Virus as populations : composition, complexity, dynamics, and biological implications / / Esteban Domingo, Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo, Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), University Automona de Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain |
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London : , : Academic Press, , [2016] |
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�2016 |
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ISBN |
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0-12-800837-7 |
0-12-800994-2 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvi, 412 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Viruses - Evolution |
Viruses |
Virology |
Viral genetics |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction to virus origins and their role in biological evolution -- Molecular basis of genetic variation of viruses : error-prone replication -- Darwinian principles acting on highly mutable viruses -- Interaction of virus populations with their hosts -- Viral fitness as a measure of adaptation -- Virus population dynamics examined with experimental model systems -- Long-term virus evolution in nature -- Quasispecies dynamics in disease prevention and control -- Trends in antiviral strategies -- Collective population effects in nonviral systems. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book explains fundamental concepts that arise from regarding viruses as complex populations when replicating in infected hosts. |
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