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Quasispecies: From Theory to Experimental Systems

Quasispecies: From Theory to Experimental Systems

Hardcover

Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immmunology, Book 392

Medical ReferenceBiology

ISBN10: 3319238973
ISBN13: 9783319238975
Publisher: Springer
Published: Mar 29 2016
Pages: 357
Weight: 1.53
Height: 0.88 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This volume brings together recent developments in quasispecies theory extended to variable environments and practical applications in elucidating viral dynamics and treatment designs. In particular, the existence of an error threshold in rugged fitness landscapes has opened the way to a new antiviral strategy termed lethal mutagenesis, which is now under intensive theoretical, experimental and clinical investigation. As such the book explains how an understanding of quasispecies dynamics within infected organisms has increased our knowledge of viral disease events. From a clinical perspective, population dynamics highlights important problems for viral disease control, such as the selection of drug-resistant mutants that often accompanies treatment failures, and suggests means of increasing the effectiveness of antiviral treatments. The book is intended for students and scientists interested in basic and applied aspects of biophysics, chemistry, biology, evolution and medical virology.

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