The Diversity and Evolution of the Animal Virome

Dear Colleagues,

Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites, representing the most diverse and abundant biological entity. Woolhouse and Gaunt has produced and refined a catalog of the nearly 1400 recognized human pathogen species, over half of which are zoonotic. Viruses occasionally cause serious diseases. In some instances, the original species are shown to be nonhuman primates and can “species jump” to humans, presenting a higher threat to the human population. Our understanding of animal viruses remains strongly skewed toward those infecting a relatively small number of taxa. The aim of this volume of this Special Issue is to provide a complete overview of all aspects relating to the genomes of animal viruses, their molecular evolution, mutations, pathogenesis, diagnosis, cross-species transmission, and natural reservoirs, and the circumstances of viral transmission. Submissions focusing on human cases of animal viruses are encouraged, and research papers, review articles and short communications are welcome.

Dr. Yihong Xiao
Guest Editor

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• animal viruses
• molecular evolution
• mutations
• cross-species transmission
• pathogenesis
• diagnosis
• natural reservoirs
• viral transmission