Herpesvirus Diversity and Evolution
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2021) | Viewed by 9144
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Herpesviruses are a group of large DNA viruses that can infect a wide spectrum of species, spanning from mammals to birds and reptiles. These viruses not only infect a large range of hosts, but they are globally distributed and, in the case of human herpesviruses, infect the overwhelming majority of the population. Herpesviruses usually establish a lifelong latent infection but in some peculiar cases can result in different disease. They are largely host specific, and co-evolution with their hosts is well established, but distantly and closely related host switches are common. The investigation of viral genetic determinants and understanding the molecular evolution of these viruses can have an impact from a biomedical point of view.
This Special Issue will highlight all the evolutionary processes and mechanisms that characterize the evolutionary history and adaptation of all herpesviruses, infecting both humans and all other animals. This includes, but is not limited to, topics such as phylogenetic analyses, molecular dating estimation, and co-divergence studies.
Dr. Diego Forni
Guest Editor
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