Encapsidated Host Factors in Alphavirus Particles Influence Midgut Infection of Aedes aegypti

Transmission of mosquito-borne viruses requires the efficient infection of both a permissive vertebrate host and a competent mosquito vector. The infectivity of Sindbis virus (SINV), the type species of the Alphavirus genus, is influenced by both the original and new host cell. We have shown that in...

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Published in:	Viruses
Main Authors:	David Mackenzie-Liu, Kevin J. Sokoloski, Sarah Purdy, Richard W. Hardy
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2018-05-01
Subjects:	alphavirus mosquito transmission
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/10/5/263