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Characterization of the antigen distribution and tissue tropisms of three phenotypically distinct yellow fever virus variants in orally infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Oct 2008
McElroy Kate L, Girard Yvette A, McGee Charles E, Tsetsarkin Konstantin A, Vanlandingham Dana L, Higgs Stephen
Abstract excerpt
Arbovirus dissemination from the midgut of a vector mosquito is a critical step in facilitating virus transmission to a susceptible host. We previously characterized the genetic determinants of yellow fever virus (YFV) dissemination from the Aedes aegypti mosquito midgut using 2 genetically and phenotypically distinct strains of YFV: the wild-type, disseminating YFV Asibi strain and the attenuated,...
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