Intracellular diversity of WNV within circulating avian peripheral blood mononuclear cells reveals host-dependent patterns of polyinfection
D. Talmi-Frank, A. Byas, R. Murrieta, J. Weger-Lucarelli, C. Rückert, E. Gallichotte, J. Yoshimoto, A. Bosco-Lauth, B. Graham, T. Felix, A. Brault, G. Ebel
The paper infects avian hosts and cell lines with barcoded WNV to show that higher viremia in crows allows greater viral diversity and maintenance of rare variants through complementation, unlike in robins.
bioRxiv · Jan 27, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology