The transcriptional response of Drosophila melanogaster to infection with the sigma virus (Rhabdoviridae). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2009 Bacterial and fungal infections induce a potent immune response in Drosophila melanogaster, but it is unclear whether viral infections induce an antiviral immune response.
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Mismatched and underrepresented: bat–virus diversity and phylogeographic bias in experimental infection studies [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyDespite growing interest in bat–virus interactions, experimental infection studies (EIS) remain taxonomically and geographically restricted, limiting inference about bat immunology and zoonotic risk.
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Diversity of insect-specific viruses in Culex mosquitoes from Papua New Guinea [PDF]
Virology JournalInsect-specific viruses (ISVs) are integral components of mosquito viromes, influencing virus evolution, vector competence, and arbovirus ecology. Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a region of exceptional biodiversity, yet ISVs in local mosquito populations ...
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Insecticide Resistance Mutations, Enzymatic Activity, and Pathogen Infection in Culex quinquefasciatus from Haiti [PDF]
InsectsHaiti is a Caribbean country of about 11 million people with a high burden of mosquito-transmitted disease and limited vector control, thereby making effective operational mosquito control of high importance.
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Comprehensive characterization of non-retroviral endogenous viral elements in the rice pest Chilo suppressalis [PDF]
BMC GenomicsBackground Non-retroviral endogenous viral elements (nrEVEs) are “molecular fossils” in eukaryotes that offer key molecular evidence into virus-host coevolution, particularly in insects.
Jia-Bao Lu +9 more
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Novel targets for engineering Physostegia chlorotic mottle and tomato brown rugose fruit virus-resistant tomatoes: in silico prediction of tomato microRNA targets [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Background Physostegia chlorotic mottle virus (PhCMoV; genus: Alphanucleorhabdovirus, family: Rhabdoviridae) and tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV; genus: Tobamovirus, family: Virgaviridae) are newly emerging plant viruses that have a dramatic ...
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Toll-like Receptors in Viral Encephalitis
Viruses, 2021 Viral encephalitis is a rare but serious syndrome. In addition to DNA-encoded herpes viruses, such as herpes simplex virus and varicella zoster virus, RNA-encoded viruses from the families of Flaviviridae, Rhabdoviridae and Paramyxoviridae are important ...
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Plant viruses transmitted by mites of the genus Brevipalpus are members of the genera Cilevirus, family Kitaviridae, or Dichorhavirus, family Rhabdoviridae.
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High-Throughput Sequencing for Deciphering the Virome of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), also known as lucerne, is a major forage crop worldwide. In the United States, it has recently become the third most valuable field crop, with an estimated value of over $9.3 billion.
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Short communication. First report of Eggplant mottled dwarf virus in China rose in southern Spain
Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2013 Eggplant mottled dwarf virus (EMDV, genus Nucleorhabdovirus, family Rhabdoviridae) is transmitted in nature by leafhoppers and its natural host range includes vegetable crops (eggplant, tomato, potato, pepper), ornamentals (pittosporum, honeysuckle ...
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