title: Evolution of the vesicular stomatitis viruses: divergence and codon usage bias.
abstract: Four Vesiculovirus species causing vesicular stomatitis in the Americas, together with two closely related insect isolates, can be phyletically classified into two major groups: New Jersey (NJ) and Indiana (IN). Here, Bayesian coalescent analyses were conducted to the time-stamped entire coding sequences of the G gene of these vesiculoviruses, with emphasis on their divergence scenario. The primary bifurcation was a much ancient event that might have taken place around 1.8 million years ago between NJ and IN, which shared a similar high mean rate. Interestingly, the overall codon usage bias pattern of these viruses resembled that of the insect vectors rather than the livestock hosts.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China. Electronic address: chunboteng@nefu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Chun-Bo
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Teng
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D000818:Animals; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D054243:Vesicular Stomatitis / Q000821:virology; D018116:Vesiculovirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: C028391:G protein, vesicular stomatitis virus; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins
keywords: Codon usage bias; Divergence; Vesicular stomatitis viruses