Population Diversity and Collective Interactions during Influenza Virus Infection
Abstract
Influenza A virus (IAV) continues to pose an enormous and unpredictable global public health threat, largely due to the continual evolution of escape from preexisting immunity and the potential for zoonotic emergence. Understanding how the unique genetic makeup and structure of IAV populations influences their transmission and evolution is essential for developing more-effective vaccines, therapeutics, and surveillance capabilities. Owing to their mutation-prone replicase and unique genome organization, IAV populations exhibit enormous amounts of diversity both in terms of sequence and functional gene content. Here, I review what is currently known about the genetic and genomic diversity present within IAV populations and how this diversity may shape the replicative and evolutionary dynamics of these viruses.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Nov 15, 2017
- Source ID
- 10.1128/jvi.01164-17
Entities
People
- Christopher B Brooke
Organizations
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign