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Frontiers in Virology, 2022 An unprecedented use of high-throughput sequencing for routine monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 viruses in patient samples has created a dataset of over 6 million SARS-CoV-2 genomes.
Manfred Weidmann +5 more
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Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2021 Galls, neo-formed plant structures that can occur in different organs, are generated by species-specific interaction with an inducing organism. Inducers manipulate the metabolism of its host. Microgramma vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.
M. G. Santos +5 more
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The development of a murine model for Forcipomyia taiwana (biting midge) allergy. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BACKGROUND: Forcipomyia taiwana (biting midge) allergy is the most prevalent biting insect allergy in Taiwan. An animal model corresponding to the human immuno-pathologic features of midge allergy is needed for investigating the mechanisms and therapies.
Mey-Fann Lee +5 more
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Identification of a BTV-Strain-Specific Single Gene That Increases Culicoides Vector Infection Rate
Viruses, 2021 Since the 2000s, the distribution of bluetongue virus (BTV) has changed, leading to numerous epidemics and economic losses in Europe. Previously, we found a BTV-4 field strain with a higher infection rate of a Culicoides vector than a BTV-1 field strain ...
Honorata M. Ropiak +10 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 A non-biting midge Chironomus yoshimatsui has been widely used in ecotoxicology and chemical risk assessments. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence of C.
Kyoshiro Hiki +5 more
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Continuous Cell Lines from the European Biting Midge Culicoides nubeculosus (Meigen, 1830)
Microorganisms, 2020 Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) transmit arboviruses of veterinary or medical importance, including bluetongue virus (BTV) and Schmallenberg virus, as well as causing severe irritation to livestock and humans. Arthropod cell lines are
Lesley Bell-Sakyi +7 more
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Evidence of Lumpy Skin Virus DNA in Blood-Feeding Flies During Outbreaks in Russia in 2018-2019
Acta Veterinaria, 2022 In this study we report the testing of blood-feeding and synanthropic flies captured near animals affected by lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) in Russia during the outbreaks in the Kurgan region in 2018 and Saratov region in 2019.
Sprygin Alexander +5 more
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HortTechnology, 2022 Since its introduction to North America in the 1990s, the invasive swede midge (Contarinia nasturtii) has become an important pest of cruciferous (Brassicaceae) vegetables in the northeast and Great Lakes regions of the United States and the Canadian ...
Elisabeth A. Hodgdon +5 more
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International Journal of Agronomy, 2020 Sorghum is the second most grown cereal crop in Niger. However, sorghum production in the country is dominated by indigenous cultivars with low productivity.
Massaoudou Hamidou +7 more
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