Saliva Proteins of Vector Culicoides Modify Structure and Infectivity of Bluetongue Virus Particles

• Karin E. Darpel ,

  * E-mail: karin.darpel@bbsrc.ac.uk

  Affiliation Pirbright Laboratory, Vector-borne Disease Programme, Institute for Animal Health, Woking, United Kingdom

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• Kathrin F. A. Langner,

  Current address: Small Animal Hospital, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany

  Affiliation Immunology Unit, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany

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• Manfred Nimtz,

  Affiliation Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany

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• Simon J. Anthony,

  Current address: Center for Infection and Immunity, Columbia University and EcoHealth Alliance (formerly Wildlife Trust), New York, New York, United States of America

  Affiliation Pirbright Laboratory, Vector-borne Disease Programme, Institute for Animal Health, Woking, United Kingdom

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• Joe Brownlie,

  Affiliation Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hatfield, United Kingdom

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• Haru-Hisa Takamatsu,

  Affiliation Pirbright Laboratory, Vector-borne Disease Programme, Institute for Animal Health, Woking, United Kingdom

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• Philip S. Mellor,

  Affiliation Pirbright Laboratory, Vector-borne Disease Programme, Institute for Animal Health, Woking, United Kingdom

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• Peter P. C. Mertens

  Affiliation Pirbright Laboratory, Vector-borne Disease Programme, Institute for Animal Health, Woking, United Kingdom

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