Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Vector-mediated viral transmission favours less virulent viruses
Emily J. Remnant, Niklas Mather, Thomas L. Gillard…·Madeleine Beekman
This study shows that changing the transmission route of honeybee viruses from horizontal to vector-based via Varroa mites increases viral titre and virulence for some viruses but reduces virulence for Deformed wing virus (DWV).
DOI 10.1101/323527