Schmallenberg virus non-structural proteins NSs and NSm are not essential for experimental infection of Culicoides sonorensis biting midges
Kerstin Wernike, Ana Vasić, Susanne Amler, Franziska Sick, Cristian Răileanu, Oliver Dähn, Helge Kampen, Cornelia Silaghi, Martin Beer
This study investigates the role of non-structural proteins NSs and NSm in Schmallenberg virus infection of Culicoides sonorensis midges, finding that their absence does not affect infection rates, but a fetal-derived variant fails to replicate in midges.
Journal of Virology · May 8, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology