Field-isolate recombinant tick-borne encephalitis viruses define reporter-stability guidelines for antiviral testing in flaviviruses
Benoît Besson, Damien Mouton, Yamina Boukenadel, Theo Nass, Soonju Park, Nakyung Lee, Jianhui Li, David Shum, Redmond P. Smyth, Stefanie Christine Becker, Carine Meignin, Sébastien Pfeffer
This paper develops recombinant tick-borne encephalitis viruses with reporter genes to guide antiviral testing, finding that Nluc is more stable than eGFP in certain conditions.
Antiviral Research · Sep 2, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology