No observed effect of homologous recombination on influenza C virus evolution.

Journal article

The occurrence of homologous recombination in influenza viruses has been under some debate recently. To determine the extent of homologous recombination in influenza C virus, recombination analyses of all available gene sequences of influenza C virus were carried out. No recombination signal was found. With the previous evidence in influenza A and B viruses, it seems that homologous recombination has minimal or no effect on influenza virus evolution.

Authors: Han, G; Boni, M; Li, S

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Virology journal
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 227
• Publication date: 2010-01-01
• DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-7-227
• EISSN: 1743-422X
• ISSN: 1743-422X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Computational Biology; Recombination, Genetic; Influenzavirus C; Sequence Analysis, DNA; RNA, Viral; Evolution, Molecular; Humans