How a Virus's Decision to Infect Depends on Host Metabolism
Marantos A; Sneppen K; Brown S; Mitarai N
Viruses need to attach to parts of a host to start an infection, but this can be harder if the host doesn't have much energy. The study found that some viruses were less able to stick to hosts that aren't very energetic. This suggests that if conditions aren't right, viruses might not fully commit to infecting.