The midgut transcriptome of Aedes aegypti fed with saline or protein meals containing chikungunya virus reveals genes potentially involved in viral midgut escape

Abstract Background The mosquito Aedes aegypti is the primary vector for medically important arthropod-borne viruses, including chikungunya virus (CHIKV). Following oral acquisition, an arbovirus has to persistently infect several organs in the mosquito before becoming transmissible to another verte...

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Main Authors: Shengzhang Dong, Susanta K. Behura, Alexander W. E. Franz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-3775-6