title: No observed effect of homologous recombination on influenza C virus evolution.
abstract: The occurrence of homologous recombination in influenza viruses has been under some debate recently. To determine the extent of homologous recombination in influenza C virus, recombination analyses of all available gene sequences of influenza C virus were carried out. No recombination signal was found. With the previous evidence in influenza A and B viruses, it seems that homologous recombination has minimal or no effect on influenza virus evolution.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China. guanzhu@email.arizona.edu
authors.forename: Guan-Zhu
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Maciej F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Boni
authors.forename: Si-Shen
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D019295:Computational Biology; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D006801:Humans; D009982:Gammainfluenzavirus / Q000235:genetics*; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral