Genetic Diversity of RNA Viruses

by S. Olsnes, Max D. Cooper, V. Nussenzweig, et al.

Many RNA viruses have been known for decades to be genetically and biologically quite variable. Some well-known examples are influenza viruses, foot and mouth disease viruses, and Newcastle disease virus. During the past decade, it has become clear that most, it not all., RNA viruses (riboviruses and retroviruses) are much more mutable than was recognized previously, and that this great mutability generates extremely complex populations consisting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642770134
• ISBN13: 9783642770135
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"