| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5806646 | Current Opinion in Virology | 2016 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
- Bat hepadnaviruses are genetically more diverse than other extant hepadnaviruses.
- Ancestral hepadnaviruses are present in diverse chiropteran clades.
- Hepadnavirus host switches likely occurred within primates and bats.
- Primates may have acquired hepadnaviruses from bats.
- Major parts of orthohepadnavirus evolution took place in the New World.
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Authors
Andrea Rasche, Breno Frederico de Carvalho Dominguez Souza, Jan Felix Drexler,