Virome of > 12 thousand Culex mosquitoes from throughout California [PDF]
, 2018 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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CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology and its application to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a review [PDF]
, 2020 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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Discovery of a novel iflavirus sequence in the eastern paralysis tick Ixodes holocyclus [PDF]
, 2018 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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SARS-CoV-2 is an Robot Bioweapon [PDF]
, 2021 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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First detection of a Mesonivirus in Culex pipens in five countries around the Mediterranean basin [PDF]
, 2017 Culex pipiens is a mosquito vector of West Nile virus (WNV), the causing agent of West Nile fever. Epizooties of WNV have taken place in Europe, mainly in France, Italy and Spain, and in some instances, human cases have been diagnosed.
Ayari, Emna +23 more
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Uranotaenia unguiculata Edwards, 1913 are attracted to sound, feed on amphibians, and are infected with multiple viruses [PDF]
, 2018 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]
, 2019 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]
, 2023 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]
, 2019 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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Characterization of Negeviruses and insect virome interactions during co-infection in cell culture [PDF]
, 2023 Negeviruses are a newly described taxon of insect-specific viruses (ISVs) that show potential to be used as a virus-based pathogen control strategy through superinfection exclusion.
von Eicken, Anneliese
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