Selective Packaging of Rotavirus Double-Layered Particles into Host Microvesicles
Zubaida Marufee Islam, Jonathan Luo, Andy Castillo, Aleksandra Sokół, Emmy Chen, Irin S Maisha, Ken C. Q. Nguyen, John J. Dennehy
This study shows rotavirus uses host microvesicles to transmit immature double-layered particles, enabling non-lytic spread and bypassing outer-capsid-dependent entry.
bioRxiv · Sep 18, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology