Improvement of a real-time RT-PCR assay for the detection of enterovirus RNA.

abstract：:Remarkable progress has been made during the past ten years in elucidating the structure of the bacteriophage T4 tail by a combination of three-dimensional image reconstruction from electron micrographs and X-ray crystallography of the components. Partial and complete structures of nine out of twenty tail structural p...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Leiman PG,Arisaka F,van Raaij MJ,Kostyuchenko VA,Aksyuk AA,Kanamaru S,Rossmann MG

更新日期：2010-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:On 19 February 2013, the first patient infected with a novel influenza A H7N9 virus from an avian source showed symptoms of sickness. More than 349 laboratory-confirmed cases and 109 deaths have been reported in mainland China since then. Laboratory-confirmed, human-to-human H7N9 virus transmission has not b...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Bao L,Xu L,Zhu H,Deng W,Chen T,Lv Q,Li F,Yuan J,Xu Y,Huang L,Li Y,Liu J,Yao Y,Yu P,Chen H,Qin C

更新日期：2014-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Construction of conditionally-replicative Adenovirus (CRAd) is complex and time-consuming. While homologous recombination (HR) using a two-plasmid system in bacteria is commonly used to generate CRAds, alternative methods may be required when HR fails. Previously, in vitro ligation has been suggested to faci...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Haviv YS

更新日期：2009-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cotton blue disease (CBD), an important global cotton crop pathology responsible for major economic losses, is prevalent in the major cotton-producing states of Brazil. Typical CBD symptoms include stunting due to internodal shortening, leaf rolling, intense green foliage, and yellowing veins. Atypical CBD s...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Silva TF,Corrêa RL,Castilho Y,Silvie P,Bélot JL,Vaslin MF

更新日期：2008-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue has emerged as the most significant of arboviral diseases in the 21st century. It is endemic to >100 tropical and sub-tropical countries around the world placing an estimated 3.6 billion people at risk. It is caused by four genetically similar but antigenically distinct, serotypes of dengue viruses. T...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Raut R,Beesetti H,Tyagi P,Khanna I,Jain SK,Jeankumar VU,Yogeeswari P,Sriram D,Swaminathan S

更新日期：2015-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kadipiro virus (KDV) belongs to the Reoviridae family, which consists of segmented, non-enveloped, double-stranded RNA viruses. It has previously been isolated from Culex, Anopheles, Armigeres and Aedes mosquitoes in Indonesia and China. Here, we describe the isolation and characterization of SDKL1625 from A...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Zhang W,Li F,Liu A,Lin X,Fu S,Song J,Liu G,Shao N,Tao Z,Wang Q,He Y,Lei W,Liang G,Xu A,Zhao L,Wang H

更新日期：2018-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human T-cell Leukemia Virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiological agent of tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-associated myelopathy (HAM/TSP) that can be identified in around 0.25%-3.8% of the infected population. Disease progression can be monitored by the proviral load and may depend on genetic factors, howeve...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Mota-Miranda AC,Barreto FK,Amarante MF,Batista E,Monteiro-Cunha JP,Farre L,Galvão-Castro B,Alcantara LC

更新日期：2013-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Host serine proteases are essential for the influenza virus life cycle because the viral haemagglutinin is synthesized as a precursor which requires proteolytic maturation. Therefore, we studied the activity and expression of serine proteases in lungs from mice infected with influenza and evaluated the effec...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Bahgat MM,Błazejewska P,Schughart K

更新日期：2011-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Papillomaviruses (PVs) establish a persistent infection in the proliferating basal cells of the epithelium. The viral genome is replicated and maintained as a low-copy nuclear plasmid in basal keratinocytes. Bovine and human papillomaviruses (BPV and HPV) are known to utilize two viral proteins; E1, a DNA he...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Pittayakhajonwut D,Angeletti PC

更新日期：2010-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular influenza virus nucleoprotein (NP) is characterized by a high efficiency of homo-polymers formation, however their antigenic structure is still incompletely known. Herein, we report that RNase-resistant intracellular NP homo-polymers have a highly ordered conformational antigenic epitope, which depends o...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Prokudina EN,Semenova N,Chumakov V,Stitz L

更新日期：2008-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2), the causative agent of postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS), is a serious economic problem in the swine industry. Different genotypes (PCV2a, PCV2b and PCV2d) of the virus are present in the clinical cases in China, and it is necessary to elucidate the pathogeni...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Guo LJ,Lu YH,Huang LP,Wei YW,Wu HL,Liu CM

更新日期：2011-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The membrane topology and molecular mechanisms for endoplasmic reticulum (ER) localization of classical swine fever virus (CSFV) non-structural 2 (NS2) protien is unclear. We attempted to elucidate the subcellular localization, and the molecular mechanisms responsible for the localization of this protein in ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Guo KK,Tang QH,Zhang YM,Kang K,He L

更新日期：2011-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is major public health concern. The limitations of available antiviral drugs require development of novel approaches to inhibit HBV replication. This study was conducted to identify functional elements and new siRNA target sites within the highly conserved regions of th...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Panjaworayan N,Payungporn S,Poovorawan Y,Brown CM

更新日期：2010-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) can be classified into nine genotypes (A-I) defined by sequence divergence of more than 8% based on the complete genome. This study aims to identify the genotypic distribution of HBV in 40 HBsAg-positive patients from Rondônia, Brazil. A fragment of 1306 bp partially comprising surfac...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Santos AO,Alvarado-Mora MV,Botelho L,Vieira DS,Pinho JR,Carrilho FJ,Honda ER,Salcedo JM

更新日期：2010-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of chronic hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and different HCV genotypes show characteristic variations in their pathological properties. Insulin resistance (IR) occurs early in HCV infection and may synergize with viral hepatitis in HCC development. Egypt ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Mohamed AA,Loutfy SA,Craik JD,Hashem AG,Siam I

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV infection of cells varies greatly between individuals, with multiple steps in the replication cycle potentially contributing to the variability. Although entry and post-entry variability of HIV infection levels in cells has been demonstrated, variability in HIV binding has not been examined. In this stud...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Anzinger JJ,Olinger GG,Spear GT

更新日期：2008-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been the subject of intense research and clinical investigation as its major role in human disease has emerged. HCV circulates in vivo as a complex population of different but closely related viral variants, commonly referred to as a quasispecies. The extent to which recombina...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Moreno MP,Casane D,López L,Cristina J

更新日期：2006-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The triple-gene-block protein 2 (TGBp2) of Bamboo mosaic virus (BaMV) is a transmembrane protein which was proposed to be involved in viral RNA binding during virus transport. Here, we report on the RNA-binding properties of TGBp2. Using tyrosine fluorescence spectroscopy and UV-crosslinking assays, the TGBp2 solubili...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Hsu HT,Tseng YH,Chou YL,Su SH,Hsu YH,Chang BY

更新日期：2009-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV-1 subtype B' isolates have been predominantly circulating in China. Their intra- and inter-subtype neutralization sensitivity to autologous and heterologous plasmas has not been well studied. RESULTS:Twelve HIV-1 B' clinical isolates obtained from patients were tested for their intra- and inter-subtype ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： OuYang Y,Sun J,Huang Y,Lu L,Xu W,Hu X,Hong K,Jiang S,Shao Y,Ma L

更新日期：2013-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Torque Teno Virus (TTV) was the first single stranded circular DNA virus to be discovered that infects humans. Although there have been numerous reports regarding the prevalence of TTV from other countries of South Asia, there is severe lack of information regarding its prevalence in Pakistan. Thus the prese...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Hussain T,Manzoor S,Waheed Y,Tariq H,Hanif K

更新日期：2012-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of dengue, an infectious disease caused by dengue virus (DENV), has dramatically increased around the world in recent decades and is becoming a severe public health threat. However, there is currently no specific treatment for dengue fever, and licensed vaccine against dengue is not available. ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Zhang S,Liang M,Gu W,Li C,Miao F,Wang X,Jin C,Zhang L,Zhang F,Zhang Q,Jiang L,Li M,Li D

更新日期：2011-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Zika virus (ZIKV) is a major human pathogen and member of the Flavivirus genus. Previous studies have identified neutralizing antibodies from Zika patients that bind to quaternary epitopes across neighboring envelope (E) proteins, called E dimer epitopes (EDE). An asparagine-linked glycan on the "glycan loop...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Henderson EA,Tam CC,Cheng LW,Ngono AE,Nguyen AV,Shresta S,McGee M,Padgett H,Grill LK,Martchenko Shilman M

更新日期：2020-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human pegivirus-1 (HPgV-1) is a member of the Flaviviridae family whose genomic organization and mode of cellular entry is similar to that of hepatitis C virus (HCV). The E2 glycoprotein of HPgV-1 is the principle mediator in the virus-cell interaction and as such harbors most of HPgV-1's antigenic determina...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Vitrenko Y,Kostenko I,Kulebyakina K,Sorochynska K

更新日期：2017-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To explore the relationship between enteroviruses and hospitalized children with hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) complicated with nervous system disease. 234 hospitalized HFMD patients treated in Shengjing Hospital, Liaoning Province were analyzed retrospectively. Based on the presence and severity of ne...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Xu W,Liu CF,Yan L,Li JJ,Wang LJ,Qi Y,Cheng RB,Xiong XY

更新日期：2012-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is transmitted via mosquito bite and potentially by aerosol, causing chikungunya fever and arthritic disease in humans. There are currently no licensed vaccines or antiviral therapeutics to protect against CHIKV infection in humans. Animal models recapitulating human disease, especi...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Cirimotich CM,Vela EM,Garver J,Barnewall RE,Miller BD,Meister GT,Rogers JV

更新日期：2017-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infection with Chikungunya alphavirus (CHIKV) can cause severe arthralgia and chronic arthritis in humans with persistence of the virus in perivascular macrophages of the synovial membrane by mechanisms largely ill-characterized. FINDINGS:We herein analysed the innate immune response (cytokine and programme...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Kumar S,Jaffar-Bandjee MC,Giry C,Connen de Kerillis L,Merits A,Gasque P,Hoarau JJ

更新日期：2012-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infection with H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) of domestic poultry and wild birds has spread to more than 60 countries in Eurasia and Africa. It is concerned that HPAIVs may be perpetuated in the lakes in Siberia where migratory water birds nest in summer. To monitor whether HPAIVs ci...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Yamamoto N,Sakoda Y,Motoshima M,Yoshino F,Soda K,Okamatsu M,Kida H

更新日期：2011-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Production of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), a food security crop in sub-Saharan Africa, is threatened by the spread of cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) which manifests in part as a corky necrosis in the storage root. It is caused by either of two virus species, Cassava brown streak virus (CBSV) and ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Kaweesi T,Kawuki R,Kyaligonza V,Baguma Y,Tusiime G,Ferguson ME

更新日期：2014-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) causes chronic, economically devastating disease in pigs of all ages. Frequent mutations in the viral genome result in viruses with immune escape mutants. Irrespective of regular vaccination, control of PRRSV remains a challenge to swine farmers. In...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Dwivedi V,Manickam C,Binjawadagi B,Linhares D,Murtaugh MP,Renukaradhya GJ

更新日期：2012-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been a recent resurgent interest in bacteriophage biology. Research was initiated to examine Campylobacter jejuni-specific bacteriophage in the Russian Federation to develop alternative control measures for this pathogen. RESULTS:A C. jejuni flagellum-specific phage PV22 from Proteus vulgaris was ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Zhilenkov EL,Popova VM,Popov DV,Zavalsky LY,Svetoch EA,Stern NJ,Seal BS

更新日期：2006-06-27 00:00:00