MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Spread of the pandemic Zika virus lineage is associated with NS1 codon usage adaptation in humans
Caio Cesar de Melo Freire, Atila Iamarino, Daniel Ferreira de Lima Neto…·Paolo Marinho de Andrade Zanotto
The paper shows that the recent spread of the Asian Zika virus lineage is linked to NS1 codon usage adaptation to human genes, enhancing viral replication and fitness.
DOI 10.1101/032839