Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Sequenced Directly from Questing and Blood-Feeding Ticks Reveals Quasispecies Variance

The increased distribution of the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) in Scandinavia highlights the importance of characterizing novel sequences within the natural foci. In this study, two TBEV strains: the Norwegian Mandal 2009 (questing nymphs pool) and the Swedish Saringe 2009 (blood-fed nymph)...

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Main Authors: Asghar, Naveed, Lindblom, Pontus, Melik, Wessam, Lindqvist, Richard, Haglund, Mats, Forsberg, Pia, Överby, Anna K., Andreassen, Åshild, Lindgren, Per-Eric, Johansson, Magnus
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4110009/