Virus host shifts are generally associated with novel adaptations to exploit the cells of the
new host species optimally. Surprisingly, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus …

Codon usage bias (CUB) could reflect co-evolutionary changes between viruses and hosts
in contrast to plant and animal viruses, and the systematic analysis of codon usage among …

Minimal absent words (MAWs) are minimal-length oligomers absent from a genome or
proteome. Although some artificially synthesized MAWs have deleterious effects, there is still …

RNA viruses are proficient at switching host species, and evolving adaptations to exploit the
new host's cells efficiently. Surprisingly, SARS-CoV-2 has apparently required no significant …

RNA viruses are proficient at switching to novel host species due to their fast mutation rates.
Implicit in this assumption is the need to evolve adaptations in the new host species to …

Parvoviruses are small single-stranded DNA viruses that can infect both vertebrates and
invertebrates. We report here the full characterization of novel viruses we identified in ducks …

Intrinsically disordered regions/proteins (IDRs) are abundant across all the domains of life,
where they perform important regulatory roles and supplement the biological functions of …

Codon usage bias, where certain codons are used more frequently than their synonymous
counterparts, is an interesting phenomenon influenced by three evolutionary forces …

Purpose Dengue virus is a life-threatening virus and cases of dengue infection have been
increasing steadily in the past decades causing millions of deaths every year. So far, there is …

Potato virus Y (PVY) is a member of the genus Potyvirus, family Potyviridae, is considered
one of the most devastating pest affecting economically important crops, such as potato …