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Novel phages of Pseudomonas syringae unveil numerous potential auxiliary metabolic genes
Novel phages of Pseudomonas syringae unveil numerous potential auxiliary metabolic genes
Relatively few phages that infect plant pathogens have been isolated and investigated. The Pseudomonas syringae species co...
Smallpox vaccination campaigns resulted in age-associated population cross-immunity against monkeypox virus
Smallpox vaccination campaigns resulted in age-associated population cross-immunity against monkeypox virus
Increased human-to-human transmission of monkeypox virus (MPXV) is cause for concern, and antibodies directed against vacc...
Limited potexvirus diversity in eastern Gulf of Mexico seagrass meadows
Limited potexvirus diversity in eastern Gulf of Mexico seagrass meadows
Turtlegrass virus X, which infects the seagrass Thalassia testudinum, is the only potexvirus known to infect marine flower...
Characterization of a natural ‘dead-end’ variant of Schmallenberg virus
Characterization of a natural ‘dead-end’ variant of Schmallenberg virus
Schmallenberg virus (SBV) belongs to the Simbu serogroup within the family Peribunyaviridae, genus Orthobunyavirus and is ...
SARS-CoV-2 infects neurons, astrocytes, choroid plexus epithelial cells and pericytes of the human central nervous system in vitro
SARS-CoV-2 infects neurons, astrocytes, choroid plexus epithelial cells and pericytes of the human central nervous system in vitro
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is associated with neurological sequelae including ...
Beet curly top virus affects vector biology: the first transcriptome analysis of the beet leafhopper
Beet curly top virus affects vector biology: the first transcriptome analysis of the beet leafhopper
Curly top disease, caused by beet curly top virus (BCTV), is among the most serious viral diseases affecting sugar beets i...
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Turriviridae 2024
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Turriviridae 2024
The family Turriviridae includes viruses with a dsDNA genome of 16–17 kbp. Virions are spherical with a diameter of approx...
Comparative pathogenesis of three Mayaro virus genotypes in the cynomolgus macaque
Comparative pathogenesis of three Mayaro virus genotypes in the cynomolgus macaque
Mayaro virus (MAYV), a mosquito-borne alphavirus, is considered an emerging threat to public health with epidemic potentia...
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Phasmaviridae 2024
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Phasmaviridae 2024
Phasmaviridae is a family for negative-sense RNA viruses with genomes of about 9.7–15.8 kb. These viruses are maintained i...
Red knots in Europe: a dead end host species or a new niche for highly pathogenic avian influenza?
Red knots in Europe: a dead end host species or a new niche for highly pathogenic avian influenza?
The 2020/2021 epidemic in Europe of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) of subtype H5 surpassed all previously...
Whole-genome sequence of a novel lytic bacteriophage infecting Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis from Turkey
Whole-genome sequence of a novel lytic bacteriophage infecting Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis from Turkey
Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis (Cmm) is an important plant-pathogenic bacterium that causes canker and wil...
Mouse cytomegalovirus lacking sgg1 shows reduced import into the salivary glands
Mouse cytomegalovirus lacking sgg1 shows reduced import into the salivary glands
Cytomegaloviruses (CMVs) transmit via chronic shedding from the salivary glands. How this relates to the broad cell tropis...
Diversifying selection identified in immune epitopes of bovine coronavirus isolates from Irish cattle
Diversifying selection identified in immune epitopes of bovine coronavirus isolates from Irish cattle
Bovine betacoronavirus (BoCoV) is a pneumoenteric pathogen of cattle that is closely related to human coronavirus OC43. Va...
Virus-host coevolutionary analyses of an Alphabaculovirus with a wide host range
Virus-host coevolutionary analyses of an Alphabaculovirus with a wide host range
Baculoviruses are highly host specific, and their host range is usually restricted to a single or a few closely related in...
Newcastle disease virus regulates its replication by instigating oxidative stress-driven Sirtuin 7 production
Newcastle disease virus regulates its replication by instigating oxidative stress-driven Sirtuin 7 production
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation inside the cells instigates oxidative stress, activating stress-responsive gene...
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Kolmioviridae 2024
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Kolmioviridae 2024
Kolmioviridae is a family for negative-sense RNA viruses with circular, viroid-like genomes of about 1.5–1.7 kb that are m...
Latent gammaherpesvirus infection enhances type I IFN response and reduces virus spread in an influenza A virus co-infection model
Latent gammaherpesvirus infection enhances type I IFN response and reduces virus spread in an influenza A virus co-infection model
Infections with persistent or latent viruses alter host immune homeostasis and have potential to affect the outcome of con...
Immunogenicity, safety and duration of protection afforded by chikungunya virus vaccines undergoing human clinical trials
Immunogenicity, safety and duration of protection afforded by chikungunya virus vaccines undergoing human clinical trials
Background. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) causes chikungunya fever and has been responsible for major global epidemics of arth...
Crystal structure of the ATPase domain of porcine circovirus type 2 Rep protein
Crystal structure of the ATPase domain of porcine circovirus type 2 Rep protein
PCV2 belongs to the genus Circovirus in the family Circoviridae, whose genome is replicated by rolling circle replication ...
The plant virus transmissions database
The plant virus transmissions database
Plant viruses are transmitted mechanically or by vegetative propagation, and by vectors such as arthropods, fungi, nematod...
Structural basis for nuclear import of bat adeno-associated virus capsid protein
Structural basis for nuclear import of bat adeno-associated virus capsid protein
Adeno-associated viruses (AAV) are one of the world’s most promising gene therapy vectors and as a result, are one of the ...
Licorice extract inhibits porcine epidemic diarrhea virus in vitro and in vivo
Licorice extract inhibits porcine epidemic diarrhea virus in vitro and in vivo
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) causes severe diarrhea and even death in piglets, resulting in significant economic...
Oxidative stress governs mosquito innate immune signalling to reduce chikungunya virus infection in Aedes-derived cells
Oxidative stress governs mosquito innate immune signalling to reduce chikungunya virus infection in Aedes-derived cells
Arboviruses such as chikungunya, dengue and zika viruses cause debilitating diseases in humans. The principal vector speci...