Analysis of the Langat Virus Genome in Persistent Infection of an Ixodes scapularis Cell Line

Tick-borne flaviviruses (TBFVs) cause a broad spectrum of disease manifestations ranging from asymptomatic to mild febrile illness and life threatening encephalitis. These single-stranded positive-sense (ss(+)) RNA viruses are naturally maintained in a persistent infection of ixodid ticks and small-...

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Main Authors: Luwanika Mlera, Wessam Melik, Danielle K. Offerdahl, Eric Dahlstrom, Stephen F. Porcella, Marshall E. Bloom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-09-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/8/9/252