How an arthropod-borne virus manages host switches: exploration of host-specific mutations and gene formula in bluetongue virus
Yannis Moreau, Patricia Gil, Antoni Exbrayat, Ignace Rakotoarivony, Emmanuel Bréard, Corinne Sailleau, Cyril Viarouge, Stéphan Zientara, Giovanni Savini, Maria Goffredo, Giuseppe Mancini, Étienne Loire, Serafín Gutiérrez
This paper investigates how Bluetongue virus facilitates host alternation by analyzing adaptive mutations and genome formula variation (GFV) in natural and experimental settings.
bioRxiv · Dec 4, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology