Host genetic factors associated with the range limit of a European hantavirus

• Published in: Molecular Ecology
• Main Authors: Saxenhofer, Moritz, Labutin, Anton, White, Thomas A., Heckel, Gerald
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
• Subjects: ORIGINAL ARTICLES; Tula; Common vole; Microtus arvalis
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9298007/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34614264; https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16211

The natural host ranges of many viruses are restricted to very specific taxa. Little is known about the molecular barriers between species that lead to the establishment of this restriction or generally prevent virus emergence in new hosts. Here, we identify genomic polymorphisms in a natural rodent...