The Operophtera brumata Nucleopolyhedrovirus (OpbuNPV) Represents an Early, Divergent Lineage within Genus Alphabaculovirus [PDF]
Viruses, 2017 Operophtera brumata nucleopolyhedrovirus (OpbuNPV) infects the larvae of the winter moth, Operophtera brumata. As part of an effort to explore the pesticidal potential of OpbuNPV, an isolate of this virus from Massachusetts (USA)—OpbuNPV-MA—was ...
Robert L. Harrison +4 more
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Genome characteristics and the ODV proteome of a second distinct alphabaculovirus from Spodoptera litura [PDF]
BMC GenomicsBackground Spodoptera litura is a harmful pest that feeds on more than 80 species of plants, and can be infected and killed by Spodoptera litura nucleopolyhedrovirus (SpltNPV).
Weisong Gao +7 more
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Empirical estimates of the mutation rate for an alphabaculovirus. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2022 Mutation rates are of key importance for understanding evolutionary processes and predicting their outcomes. Empirical mutation rate estimates are available for a number of RNA viruses, but few are available for DNA viruses, which tend to have larger ...
Dieke Boezen +6 more
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Genome sequence and analysis of Buzura suppressaria nucleopolyhedrovirus: a group II Alphabaculovirus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The genome of Buzura suppressaria nucleopolyhedrovirus (BusuNPV) was sequenced by 454 pyrosequencing technology. The size of the genome is 120,420 bp with 36.8% G+C content.
Zheng Zhu +9 more
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Genome analysis of a novel Group I alphabaculovirus obtained from Oxyplax ochracea. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Oxyplax ochracea (Moore) is a pest that causes severe damage to a wide range of crops, forests and fruit trees. The complete genome sequence of Oxyplax ochracea nucleopolyhedrovirus (OxocNPV) was determined using a Roche 454 pyrosequencing system ...
Jun Wang +10 more
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Characterization of alphabaculovirus: HearNPV-IIPR05 isolate infecting Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) larvae [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2021 Background The alphabaculoviruses are lethal pathogens of lepidopteran caterpillars including a polyphagous and globally recognized pest, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) infesting economically important agriculture crops worldwide.
Sanjay M. Bandi +3 more
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Ampullae infection of the malpighian tubules of Bombyx mori by Alphabaculovirus
Bioscience Journal, 2017 Alphabaculovirus is a genus of the entomopathogenic virus, whose species Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) infects the silkworm, Bombyx mori, which is an important insect in the sericulture industry. A geographic isolate of BmNPV was identified in
Marilucia Santorum +5 more
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Identification of a conserved non-protein-coding genomic element that plays an essential role in Alphabaculovirus pathogenesis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Highly homologous sequences 154-157 bp in length grouped under the name of "conserved non-protein-coding element" (CNE) were revealed in all of the sequenced genomes of baculoviruses belonging to the genus Alphabaculovirus.
Irina Kikhno
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Genome Analysis of a Novel Clade II.b Alphabaculovirus Obtained from Artaxa digramma [PDF]
Viruses, 2019 Artaxa digramma is a lepidopteran pest distributed throughout southern China, Myanmar, Indonesia, and India. Artaxa digramma nucleopolyhedrovirus (ArdiNPV) is a specific viral pathogen of A. digramma and deemed as a promising biocontrol agent against the
Jiang Li +8 more
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Direct and Indirect Effects of a Glyphosate-Based Herbicide on Spodoptera frugiperda Multiple Nucleopolyhedrovirus (Baculoviridae) on Diet, Maize Plants and Soil [PDF]
InsectsGlyphosate is a broad-spectrum, systemic herbicide that has attracted concern over its non-target effects, environmental persistence, and the presence of residues in food.
Juan S. Gómez-Díaz +3 more
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