Competition between two Usutu virus isolates in cell culture and in the common house mosquito Culex pipiens

Competition between two Usutu virus isolates in cell culture and in the common house mosquito Culex pipiens

Usutu virus (USUV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus of African origin. Over the past decades, USUV has spread through Europe causing mass die-offs among multiple bird species. The natural transmission cycle of USUV involves Culex spp. mosquitoes as vectors and birds as amplifying hosts. Next to birds...

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Main Authors: Joyce W. M. van Bree, Charlotte Linthout, Teije van Dijk, Sandra R. Abbo, Jelke J. Fros, Constantianus J. M. Koenraadt, Gorben P. Pijlman, Haidong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Usutu virus
co-infection
competition
vector competence
isolates
mosquito vector
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1195621/full

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