Coxsackievirus as a model of viral evolution driven by dietary oxidative stress

Levander discusses some of the basic biological features of the coxsackievirus and considers the notion that the diet of the host could change virulence through an effect on the pathogen itself rather than through an effect on the host.

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Published in:Nutrition reviews 2000-02, Vol.58 (2), p.S17-S24
Main Author: Levander, Orville A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Diet
disease models
Enterovirus
Enterovirus - genetics
Evolution, Molecular
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genome, Viral
Humans
keshan disease
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Microbiology
nutrient deficiencies
Other nutritional diseases (malnutrition, nutritional and vitamin deficiencies...)
oxidation
Oxidative Stress
public health
Replicative cycle, interference, host-virus relations, pathogenicity, miscellaneous strains
rna viral genome
selenium
Selenium - deficiency
stress
Virology
Viruses
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Summary:Levander discusses some of the basic biological features of the coxsackievirus and considers the notion that the diet of the host could change virulence through an effect on the pathogen itself rather than through an effect on the host.
ISSN:0029-6643
1753-4887
DOI:10.1111/j.1753-4887.2000.tb07799.x