Circulating Virus Load Determines the Size of Bottlenecks in Viral Populations Progressing within a Host

For any organism, population size, and fluctuations thereof, are of primary importance in determining the forces driving its evolution. This is particularly true for viruses—rapidly evolving entities that form populations with transient and explosive expansions alternating with phases of migration,...

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Main Authors: Gutiérrez, Serafín, Yvon, Michel, Pirolles, Elodie, Garzo, Eliza, Fereres, Alberto, Michalakis, Yannis, Blanc, Stéphane
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3486874/