Identification of the Genome Segments of Bluetongue Virus Type 26/Type 1 Reassortants Influencing Horizontal Transmission in a Mouse Model

Bluetongue virus serotypes 1 to 24 are transmitted primarily by infected <i>Culicoides</i> midges, in which they also replicate. However, “atypical” BTV serotypes (BTV-25, -26, -27 and -28) have recently been identified that do not infect and replicate in adult <i>Culicoides</i&...

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Main Authors: Houssam Attoui, Baptiste Monsion, Bernard Klonjkowski, Stéphan Zientara, Peter P. C. Mertens, Fauziah Mohd Jaafar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/11/2208