Visualisation of Bluetongue Virus in the Salivary Apparatus of Culicoides Biting Midges Highlights the Accessory Glands as a Primary Arboviral Infection Site
CONCLUSIONS: Our work has revealed a novel site of virus-vector interactions, and a novel role of the accessory glands of Culicoides in arbovirus amplification and transmission. Our approach would also be applicable to a wide range of arbovirus vector groups including sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae), as well as provide a powerful tool to investigate arbovirus infection and dissemination, particularly where there are practical challenges in the visualization of small size and delicate tissues of arthropods.PMID:37932658 | PMC:PMC10626815 | DOI:10.1186/s12575-023-00221-2
Source: Biological Procedures Online - Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Marc Guimer à Busquets Faye V Brown Simon T Carpenter Karin E Darpel Christopher J Sanders Source Type: research
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