Whole-genome sequencing has opened the way for investigating the dynamics and
genomic evolution of bacterial pathogens during the colonization and infection of humans …

1. Heterogeneity in the ability of hosts to transmit pathogens is among the most fundamental
concepts in disease dynamics and has major implications for disease control strategies. 2 …

The long-awaited revision of the industry standard on phylogenetics Since the publication of
the first edition of this landmark volume more than twenty-five years ago, phylogenetic …

Appropriate and extensive taxon sampling is one of the most important determinants of
accurate phylogenetic estimation. In addition, accuracy of inferences about evolutionary …

Microbial Forensics is a field that continues to grow in interest and application among the
forensic community. This review, divided into two sections, covers several topics associated …

The construction of evolutionary trees is now a standard part of exploratory sequence
analysis. Bayesian methods for estimating trees have recently been proposed as a faster …

RNA viruses are ubiquitous intracellular parasites that are responsible for many emerging
diseases, including AIDS and SARS. Here, we discuss the principal mechanisms of RNA …

DA Baum and SD Smith are in the Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin, 430
Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA. E-mail: dbaum@ wisc. edu; sdsmith4@ wisc. edu …

▪ Abstract Investigation into model selection has a long history in the statistical literature. As
model-based approaches begin dominating systematic biology, increased attention has …

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is pandemic, but its contemporary global
transmission network has not been characterized. A better understanding of the properties …