Replication in the presence of dengue convalescent serum impacts Zika virus neutralization sensitivity and fitness
J. M. Marano, J. Weger-Lucarelli
This study shows that replicating Zika virus in dengue convalescent serum leads to mutations that increase fitness in cell cultures but reduce fitness in mosquitoes and alter neutralization sensitivity.
bioRxiv · Dec 21, 2022Microbiology