Identification of a BTV-Strain-Specific Single Gene That Increases <i>Culicoides</i> Vector Infection Rate

Identification of a BTV-Strain-Specific Single Gene That Increases <i>Culicoides</i> Vector Infection Rate

Since the 2000s, the distribution of bluetongue virus (BTV) has changed, leading to numerous epidemics and economic losses in Europe. Previously, we found a BTV-4 field strain with a higher infection rate of a <i>Culicoides</i> vector than a BTV-1 field strain has. We reverse-engineered...

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Main Authors: Honorata M. Ropiak, Simon King, Marc Guimerà Busquets, Kerry Newbrook, Gillian D. Pullinger, Hannah Brown, John Flannery, Simon Gubbins, Carrie Batten, Paulina Rajko-Nenow, Karin E. Darpel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
bluetongue virus
BTV-1
BTV-4
<i>Culicoides sonorensis</i>
midge
reassortment
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/9/1781

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