Vertically transmitted rhabdoviruses are found across three insect families and have dynamic interactions with their hosts
B. Longdon, J. Day, N. Schulz, P. T. Leftwich, M. A. de Jong, C. J. Breuker, M. Gibbs, D. J. Obbard, L. Wilfert, S. C. Smith, J. E. McGonigle, T. M. Houslay, L. I. Wright, L. Livraghi, L. C. Evans, , F. M. Jiggins
The paper identifies vertically transmitted rhabdoviruses in three insect species and shows they spread rapidly through host populations with high maternal transmission rates.
bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2016Evolutionary Biology