Exploiting insect-specific viruses as a novel strategy to control vector-borne disease [PDF]
Novel insect-specific viruses (ISVs) are being discovered in many important vectors due to advances in sequencing technology and a growing awareness of the virome.
Dobel-Ober, Lucien +4 more
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Additional file 1: Table S1. List of primers used 5′ to 3′.
Agboli, Eric +11 more
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Virome of > 12 thousand Culex mosquitoes from throughout California [PDF]
Metagenomic analysis of whole mosquitoes allows the genetic characterization of all associated viruses, including arboviruses and insect-specific viruses, plus those in their diet or infecting their parasites.
Altan, Eda +6 more
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Discovery of a novel iflavirus sequence in the eastern paralysis tick Ixodes holocyclus [PDF]
Ixodes holocyclus, the eastern paralysis tick, is a significant parasite in Australia in terms of animal and human health. However, very little is known about its virome. In this study, next-generation sequencing of I.
Allen, Andy +9 more
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CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology and its application to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a review [PDF]
oai:eprints.science-line.com:5Introduction. Clustered-Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR), and CRISPR associated (Cas) protein (CRISPR/Cas) structures were first identified in E.
BIRHAN, Mastewal +3 more
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SARS-CoV-2 is an Robot Bioweapon [PDF]
Two possibilities should be considered for the origin of SARS-CoV-2 natural evolution or laboratory creation In our earlier paper titled Unusual Features of the SARS-CoV-2 Genome Suggesting Sophisticated Laboratory Modification as a Biological Robot ...
Adrian David Cheok, Li-Meng Yan
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Uranotaenia unguiculata Edwards, 1913 are attracted to sound, feed on amphibians, and are infected with multiple viruses [PDF]
Background Uranotaenia unguiculata Edwards, 1913 is a species of mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) native to central Europe. Recently a novel lineage of the West Nile virus (WNV-lineage 4c) was identified in pools of adult female Ur. unguiculata. To increase
Bakonyi, Tamás +4 more
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Using mosquito excreta to enhance mosquito-borne disease surveillance [PDF]
Ana Ramírez evaluated the use of mosquito excreta as a sample type for enhancing mosquito-borne disease surveillance. She found that mosquito excreta can be used to detect pathogens and other microorganisms present in the mosquito, including viruses and ...
Ramírez, Ana L.
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Detección y caracterización molecular de los virus coronavirus endémicos y enterovirus D68 en muestras respiratorias durante 2011-2019 en Panamá. [PDF]
Objetivo general: Describir la presencia de los coronavirus endémicos y EV-D68 en muestras de pacientes que hayan sido detectados o no detectados a los virus más frecuentes incluidos dentro del panel viral respiratorio en muestras anteriores a la ...
De Gracia Brías, Amilcar Ameth
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Discovery and sequencing of novel and identified mosquito-associated viruses and genetic determinants of flavivirus host specificity [PDF]
The advent of globalization and the continuing effects of climate change have exposed an even greater percentage of the world to disease agents carried by vectors which were once thought to be restricted to tropical or subtropical areas.
Charles, Jermilia
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