Determinants of bluetongue virus serotype 26 that drive vector competence

As an arbovirus, bluetongue virus (BTV) needs to replicate in its vector, biting midges of the genus Culicoides, in order to be transmitted between susceptible vertebrate hosts, which include wild and domestic ruminants. However, the latest identified serotypes of BTV, namely BTV-25, BTV 26 and BTV-...

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Main Author: Guimerà Busquets, Marc
Published: University of Glasgow 2017
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.732740