id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-352190-1987sfyz Xia, Hongyue Adaptive Evolution of Feline Coronavirus Genes Based on Selection Analysis 2020-08-13 .txt text/plain 4274 222 54 PURPOSE: We investigated sequences of the feline coronaviruses (FCoV), which include feline enteric coronavirus (FECV) and feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV), from China and other countries to gain insight into the adaptive evolution of this virus. A greater number of sites in each gene experienced negative rather than positive selection, which suggests that most of the protein sequence must be conservatively maintained for virus survival. The goal of our study is to increase the sampling of FCoV in China and to also examine the selective pressures acting on the genes of these viruses isolated from different parts of the world. To detect the presence of positive selection in the FCoV sequences from the different countries, we applied the branch, site, and branch-site tests from the PAML suit [18] . By analyzing the selective pressure experienced by genes in the FCoV genome involved in replication, entry, and virulence, we have identified a few sites that potentially experienced adaptive evolution. ./cache/cord-352190-1987sfyz.txt ./txt/cord-352190-1987sfyz.txt