MicrobiologybioRxiv
Into the deep (sequence) of the foot-and-mouth disease virus gene pool: bottlenecks and adaptation during infection in naïve and vaccinated cattle
I. Fish, C. Stenfeldt, R. Palinski…·J. Arzt
This study analyzes FMDV quasispecies dynamics in vaccinated and non-vaccinated cattle, finding vaccination leads to early bottlenecks and reduced viral diversity, while non-vaccinated animals show more genetic diversity and adaptation.
DOI 10.3390/pathogens9030208