Quasispecies: Concept and Implications for Virology (Paperback, 2006)

Preface.- What is a Quasispecies?.- Quasispecies in Changing Environments: Theoretical Aspects.- Viruses as Quasispecies: Biological Implications.- Virus Fitness: Concepts, Quantification and Application to HIV Population Dynamics.- Population Bottlenecks in Quasispecies Dynamics.- HIV Diversity and the Control of AIDS.- Evolution of Virulence in Picornaviruses.- Molecular Mechanisms of Poliovirus Variation and Evolution.- Viral Population Dynamics During Hepatitis C Virus Infections.- Evolutionary Influences in Arboviral Disease.- Arenavirus Diversity and Evolution: Quasispecies in vivo.- Mutant Clouds and Occupation of Sequence Space in Plant RNA Viruses.- Parvovirus Variation for Disease: a Difference with RNA Viruses?- Conceptual Transitions in our Understanding of RNA Virus Evolution: A Historical Perspective.- Subject Index.