Fitness adaptations of Japanese encephalitis virus in pigs following vector-free serial passaging
A. Marti, A. Nater, J. Pego Magalhaes, L. Almeida, M. Lewandowska, M. Liniger, N. Ruggli, L. Grau-Roma, F. Alnaji, M. Vignuzzi, O. Garcia-Nicolas, A. Summerfield
This study shows that serial passaging of JEV in pigs leads to fitness adaptations and amino acid changes, but not increased direct transmission.
bioRxiv · Feb 20, 2024Microbiology