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Tissue tropism

 * Tissue tropism
 * Article Evaluation
 * The details in article are relevant to the topic but merely explain a common non-specific strategy for how viruses enter cells. While it alludes to idea tissue tropism applies to bacteria, it does not comment or provide any mechanism relating to this. In addition, the only source cited includes a textbook that this not easily accessible.
 * The details in article are relevant to the topic but merely explain a common non-specific strategy for how viruses enter cells. While it alludes to idea tissue tropism applies to bacteria, it does not comment or provide any mechanism relating to this. In addition, the only source cited includes a textbook that this not easily accessible.


 * Sources
 * https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/56/1/2001634
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5362246/

Host tropism

 * Host tropism
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article improves upon examples that the article "Tissue tropism" and includes non-specific and specific strategies pathogens use to infect cells. However, the article could be improved by including details that cover how tissue tropism is studied or how tissue tropism has evolved. Moreover, the list of viral and bacterial pathogens is not exhaustive. Nevertheless, there are common pathogens that many have heard of which supports the accessibility of the text.
 * This article improves upon examples that the article "Tissue tropism" and includes non-specific and specific strategies pathogens use to infect cells. However, the article could be improved by including details that cover how tissue tropism is studied or how tissue tropism has evolved. Moreover, the list of viral and bacterial pathogens is not exhaustive. Nevertheless, there are common pathogens that many have heard of which supports the accessibility of the text.


 * Sources
 * https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1009801

Viral evolution

 * Viral evolution
 * Article Evaluation
 * This articles provides an extensive overview of viral evolution, including the hypothesis behind the phenomenon as well as how it work to increase the transmissibility of the virus in terms of tissue tropism as well as medical countermeasures such as anti-viral and vaccine development. While the article comments of tendency of mutations to occur between DNA vs RNA viruses, the article biases details for examples on bacteriophages. Importantly, there are different subcategories under DNA and RNA viruses such as negative-sense and positive sense DNA.
 * This articles provides an extensive overview of viral evolution, including the hypothesis behind the phenomenon as well as how it work to increase the transmissibility of the virus in terms of tissue tropism as well as medical countermeasures such as anti-viral and vaccine development. While the article comments of tendency of mutations to occur between DNA vs RNA viruses, the article biases details for examples on bacteriophages. Importantly, there are different subcategories under DNA and RNA viruses such as negative-sense and positive sense DNA.


 * Sources
 * https://www.nature.com/articles/nrmicro2614

Drug resistance

 * Drug resistance
 * Article Evaluation
 * Anti-viral drug resistance can occur when a virus, such an RNA virus, that is prone to have mutations acquires one that viral propagation or transmissibility is not affected. This is an adaptive strategy that viruses adopt, especially when the drug is specific. Like the virus evolution article, while bacteriophages are cited as a example of virus resistance, another common one includes influenza A which can have pandemic potential due to its transmissibility. That is why virus evolution is taken into account in medical countermeasures as the "Virus evolution" page alluded to.


 * Sources
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5499642/

Viral quasispecies

 * Viral quasispecies
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article provides a thorough overview of a common theory that proposes occurrence of high mutation rates in viruses. While the details are expansive, the language is very technical which decreases the accessibility to a broad audience. However, the work does link to a multitude on existing Wiki articles which can clarify the complex concepts cited on this article.
 * This article provides a thorough overview of a common theory that proposes occurrence of high mutation rates in viruses. While the details are expansive, the language is very technical which decreases the accessibility to a broad audience. However, the work does link to a multitude on existing Wiki articles which can clarify the complex concepts cited on this article.


 * Sources
 * https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1008271
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3372249/