Molecular Biology of Animal Viruses
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Viral Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 June 2023) | Viewed by 2096
Special Issue Editors
Interests: veterinary virology; phylogenetics; canine morbillivirus; zoonosis
Interests: virus diagnosis; IBV; bocavirus; influenza virus; coronaviruses; paediatric viruses; avian viruses
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Viruses are the most abundant “microorganism” in the world. Our knowledge is somewhat limited, since the estimated number of virus particles on the Earth is believed to be close to 1031. Viruses have modified human and animal life by driving health and disease pathways. Viruses play an important role, not only in diseases, but also in the functions and maintenance of the biosphere and multiple ecosystems.
Life-threatening emerging and re-emerging viruses mark our existence as a species. The recent emergence of coronaviruses (SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2), influenzaviruses, and poxviruses, among others, signifies that viruses represent a significant disease burden to the public health worldwide.
Viruses encounter the immune pressure in the host by continuously evolving to preserve their existence in life. A better understanding of the molecular basis of virus replication in the host, viral evolution, and pathogenesis, among other areas, can help us understand to basic characteristics that make viruses so important, why some viruses cause diseases and why some others do not, the possible origin of viruses and why they emerge, and (most importantly) what do we need to do to be able to control viruses and avoid diseases.
In this Special Issue, original scientific research and review on (but not limited to) the following topics are welcome:
- molecular epidemiology and the ecology of animal viruses;
- genetic and antigenic characterization of viruses;
- viral pathogenesis;
- virus replication;
- virus–host interactions;
- molecular determinants of emerging and re-emerging viruses;
- NGS and metagenomics.
For papers from WSV (World Society for Virology) members, the Editorial Office will provide a 30% discount.
Prof. Dr. Julian Ruiz-Saenz
Prof. Dr. Ahmed Sayed Abdel-Moneim
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pathogenesis
- molecular biology
- evolution
- replication
