Iflavirus Covert Infection Increases Susceptibility to Nucleopolyhedrovirus Disease in <i>Spodoptera exigua</i>

Naturally occurring covert infections in lepidopteran populations can involve multiple viruses with potentially different transmission strategies. In this study, we characterized covert infection by two RNA viruses, Spodoptera exigua iflavirus 1 (SeIV-1) and Spodoptera exigua iflavirus 2 (SeIV-2) (f...

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Main Authors: Arkaitz Carballo, Trevor Williams, Rosa Murillo, Primitivo Caballero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/5/509