West Nile virus (WNV) is similar to other RNA viruses in that it forms genetically complex
populations within hosts. The virus is maintained in nature in mosquitoes and birds, with …

West Nile virus is similar to most other RNA viruses in that it exists in nature as a genetically
diverse population. However, the role of this genetic diversity within natural transmission …

West Nile virus (WNV) exists in nature as a genetically diverse population of competing
genomes. This high genetic diversity and concomitant adaptive plasticity has facilitated the …

In nature, arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) perpetuate through alternating replication
in vertebrate and invertebrate hosts. The trade-off hypothesis proposes that these viruses …

To define the impact of mosquitoes and birds on intrahost WNV population dynamics, the
mutant spectra that arose as a result of 20 serial in vivo passages in Culex pipiens and …

Intrahost genetic diversity was analysed in naturally infected mosquitoes and birds to
determine whether West Nile virus (WNV) exists in nature as a quasispecies and to quantify …

West Nile virus (WNV) has successfully spread throughout the USA, Canada, Mexico, the
Caribbean and parts of Central and South America since its 1999 introduction into North …

To investigate differential evolutionary rates and selective forces of WNV in hosts and
vectors, we measured the genetic diversity that arose during alternating passage in …

West Nile virus (WNV) is a small, enveloped, mosquitotransmitted, positive-stranded RNA
virus of the Flaviviridae family. This virus is related to other arthropod-borne viruses that …

The fidelity of flaviviruses is thought to be tightly regulated for optimal fitness within and
between hosts. West Nile virus (WNV) high-fidelity (HiFi) mutations V793I and G806R within …