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2012-01-27T16:18:00.000+01:00

Menangle virus, a pteropid bat paramyxovirus infectious for pigs and humans, exhibits tropism for secondary lymphoid organs and intestinal epithelium in weaned pigs
Timothy R. Bowden, John Bingham, Jennifer A. Harper, and David B. Boyle
J. Gen. Virol. published 25 January 2012, 10.1099/vir.0.038448-0 [Abstract]

Mad Dogs and Meerkats: A History of Resurgent Rabies in Southern Africa
Philip M. Teigen
J Hist Med Allied Sci. published 26 January 2012, 10.1093/jhmas/jrr071 [Full Text] [PDF]

Productive Replication and Evolution of HIV-1 in Ferret Cells
Hind J. Fadel, Dyana T. Saenz, Rebekah Guevara, Veronika von Messling, Mary Peretz, and Eric M. Poeschla
J. Virol. 2012; 86:2312-2322. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

2012-01-24T09:59:00.001+01:00

A novel lineage of myoviruses infecting cyanobacteria is widespread in the oceans
Gazalah Sabehi, Lihi Shaulov, David H. Silver, Itai Yanai, Amnon Harel, and Debbie Lindell
PNAS. published 23 January 2012, 10.1073/pnas.1115467109 [Abstract] [PDF]

2012-01-22T10:11:00.001+01:00

Estimating the Distribution of Selection Coefficientsfrom Phylogenetic Data Using Sitewise Mutation-Selection Models
Asif U. Tamuri, Mario dos Reis, and Richard A. Goldstein
Genetics. published 20 January 2012, 10.1534/genetics.111.136432 [Abstract]

2012-01-20T08:43:00.000+01:00

Whole Genomes of Chandipura Virus Isolates and Comparative Analysis with Other Rhabdoviruses
Sarah S. Cherian, Rashmi S. Gunjikar, Arpita Banerjee, Satyendra Kumar, Vidya A. Arankalle

Henipavirus Neutralising Antibodies in an Isolated Island Population of African Fruit Bats
Alison J. Peel, Kate S. Baker, Gary Crameri, Jennifer A. Barr, David T. S. Hayman, Edward Wright, Christopher C. Broder, Andrés Fernández-Loras, Anthony R. Fooks, Lin-Fa Wang, Andrew A. Cunningham, James L. N. Wood

2012-01-19T22:00:00.001+01:00

A novel approach for the rapid mutagenesis and directed evolution of the structural genes of West Nile virus
Tsai-Yu Lin, Kimberly A. Dowd, Carolyn J. Manhart, Steevenson Nelson, Stephen S. Whitehead, and Theodore C. Pierson
J. Virol. published 18 January 2012, 10.1128/JVI.06435-11 [Abstract] [PDF]

Global Phylogeography and Evolution of the Chelonid Fibropapilloma-associated Herpesvirus
Ana R. Patricio, Lawrence H. Herbst, Ana Duarte, Ximena Velez-Zuazo, Nuno Santos Loureiro, Nuno Pereira, Luis Tavares, and Gary A. Toranzos
J. Gen. Virol. published 18 January 2012, 10.1099/vir.0.038950-0 [Abstract]

2012-01-18T23:05:00.001+01:00

Fostering Advance in Interdisciplinary Climate Science Sackler Colloquium: The El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO)–pandemic Influenza connection: Coincident or causal?
Jeffrey Shaman and Marc Lipsitch
PNAS. published 17 January 2012, 10.1073/pnas.1107485109 [Abstract] [PDF]

2012-01-18T23:04:00.001+01:00

Molecular evolution of the insect-specific flaviviruses
Shelley Cook, Gregory Moureau, Andrew Kitchen, Ernest A. Gould, Xavier de Lamballerie, Edward C. Holmes, and Ralph E. Harbach
J. Gen. Virol. 2012; 93:223-234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

The evolutionary rate of citrus tristeza virus ranks among the rates of the slowest RNA viruses
Gonçalo Silva, Natália Marques, and Gustavo Nolasco
J. Gen. Virol. 2012; 93:419-429. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Co-divergence and host-switching in the evolution of tobamoviruses
Anthony H. Stobbe, Ulrich Melcher, Michael W. Palmer, Marilyn J. Roossinck, and Guoan Shen
J. Gen. Virol. 2012; 93:408-418. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

2012-01-15T10:11:00.000+01:00

Dengue-1 Virus Clade Replacement in Thailand Associated with Enhanced Mosquito Transmission
Louis Lambrechts, Thanyalak Fansiri, Arissara Pongsiri, Butsaya Thaisomboonsuk, Chonticha Klungthong, Jason H. Richardson, Alongkot Ponlawat, Richard G. Jarman, and Thomas W. Scott
J. Virol. 2012; 86:1853-1861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

2012-01-13T10:59:00.000+01:00

Context-dependent symbioses and their potential roles in wildlife diseases
Joshua H. Daskin and Ross A. Alford
Proc R Soc B. published 11 January 2012, 10.1098/rspb.2011.2276 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genome-wide networks of amino acid covariances are common among viruses
Maureen J. Donlin, Brandon Szeto, David W. Gohara, Rajeev Aurora, and John E. Tavis
J. Virol. published 11 January 2012, 10.1128/JVI.06857-11 [Abstract] [PDF]

2012-01-08T12:06:00.000+01:00

Initial Identification and Characterization of an Emerging Zoonotic Influenza Virus Prior to Pandemic Spread
David Metzgar, Darcie Baynes, Christopher A. Myers, Peter Kammerer, Michelle Unabia, Dennis J. Faix, and Patrick J. Blair
J. Clin. Microbiol. published 22 September 2010, 10.1128/JCM.01336-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

Rapid evolution of low pathogenic H9N2 avian influenza viruses following poultry vaccination programs
Kuk Jin Park, Hyeok-il Kwon, Min-Suk Song, Philippe Noriel Q. Pascua, Yun Hee Baek, Jun Han Lee, Hae-Lan Jang, Jai-Yun Lim, In-Phil Mo, Ho-Jin Moon, Chul-Joong Kim, and Young Ki Choi
J. Gen. Virol. published 22 September 2010, 10.1099/vir.0.024992-0 [Abstract]

Evolution and phylogeography of the non-pathogenic calicivirus RCV-A1 in wild rabbits in Australia
Marlene Jahnke, Edward C. Holmes, Peter J. Kerr, John D. Wright, and Tanja Strive
J. Virol. published 22 September 2010, 10.1128/JVI.00777-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

Epidemic malaria and warmer temperatures in recent decades in an East African highland.
D Alonso, MJ Bouma, and M Pascual
Proc Biol Sci. 2010. [MEDLINE Citation]

Metapopulation dynamics of rabies and the efficacy of vaccination
Hawthorne L. Beyer, Katie Hampson, Tiziana Lembo, Sarah Cleaveland, Magai Kaare, and Daniel T. Haydon
Proc R Soc B. published 15 December 2010, 10.1098/rspb.2010.2312 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Origin of the 1918 pandemic H1N1 influenza A virus as studied by codon usage patterns and phylogenetic analysis
Darisuren Anhlan, Norbert Grundmann, Wojciech Makalowski, Stephan Ludwig, and Christoph Scholtissek
RNA. 2011; 17:64-73. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Dynamic Coinfection with Multiple Viral Subtypes in Acute Hepatitis C
Jennifer Smith, Judith H. Aberle, Vicki M. Fleming, Peter Ferenci, Emma C. Thomson, Peter Karayiannis, Angela R. McLean, Heidemarie Holzmann, and Paul Klenerman
The Journal of Infectious Disease. 2010; 202:1770-1779. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Phylogeography of West Nile virus: from the cradle of evolution in Africa to Eurasia, Australia and the Americas.
Fiona J May, C Todd Davis, Robert B Tesh, and Alan DT Barrett
J. Virol. published 15 December 2010, 10.1128/JVI.01963-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

Beyond the consensus: dissecting within-host viral population diversity of foot-and-mouth disease virus using next-generation genome sequencing
Caroline F. Wright, Marco J. Morelli, Gaël Thébaud, Nick J. Knowles, Pawel Herzyk, David J. Paton, Daniel T. Haydon, and Donald P. King
J. Virol. published 15 December 2010, 10.1128/JVI.01396-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

Global capacity for emerging infectious disease detection
Emily H. Chan, Timothy F. Brewer, Lawrence C. Madoff, Marjorie P. Pollack, Amy L. Sonricker, Mikaela Keller, Clark C. Freifeld, Michael Blench, Abla Mawudeku, and John S. Brownstein
PNAS. 2010; 107:21701-21706. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Maintenance of Fungal Pathogen Species That Are Specialized to Different Hosts: Allopatric Divergence and Introgression through Secondary Contact
Pierre Gladieux, Elodie Vercken, Michael C Fontaine, Michael E. Hood, Odile Jonot, Arnaud Couloux, and Tatiana Giraud
Mol. Biol. Evol. 2011; 28:459-471. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Marine Mammals as Sentinel Species for Oceans and Human Health
G. D. Bossart
Veterinary Pathology. published 15 December 2010, 10.1177/0300985810388525 [Abstract] [PDF]

Distinct SARS-Coronavirus Induced Acute Lung Injury Pathways in Two Different Non-Human Primate Species.
SL Smits, JM van den Brand, A de Lang, LM Leijten, WF van Ijcken, G van Amerongen, AD Osterhaus, AC Andeweg, and BL Haagmans
J Virol. 2011. [MEDLINE Citation]

Effects of receptor binding specificity of avian influenza virus on the human innate immune response
Irene Ramos, Dabeiba Bernal-Rubio, Natasha Durham, Alan Belicha-Villanueva, Anice C. Lowen, John Steel, and Ana Fernandez-Sesma
J. Virol. published 23 February 2011, 10.1128/JVI.02356-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

Insertion of a multi basic cleavage site in the hemagglutinin of a human influenza H3N2 virus does not increase pathogenicity in ferrets
Eefje J. A. Schrauwen, Theo M. Bestebroer, Vincent J. Munster, Emmie De Wit, Sander Herfst, Guus F. Rimmelzwaan, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, and Ron A. M. Fouchier
J. Gen. Virol. published 23 February 2011, 10.1099/vir.0.030379-0 [Abstract]

Spatially explicit predictions of blood parasites in a widely distributed African rainforest bird
R. N. M. Sehgal, W. Buermann, R. J. Harrigan, C. Bonneaud, C. Loiseau, A. Chasar, I. Sepil, G. Valkiunas, T. Iezhova, S. Saatchi, and T. B. Smith
Proc R Soc B. 2011; 278:1025-1033. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Emergence, spread, persistence and fade-out of sylvatic plague in Kazakhstan
Lise Heier, Geir O. Storvik, Stephen A. Davis, Hildegunn Viljugrein, Vladimir S. Ageyev, Evgeniya Klassovskaya, and Nils Chr. Stenseth
Proc R Soc B. published 23 February 2011, 10.1098/rspb.2010.2614 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genetic diversity, parasite prevalence and immunity in wild bumblebees
Penelope R. Whitehorn, Matthew C. Tinsley, Mark J. F. Brown, Ben Darvill, and Dave Goulson
Proc R Soc B. 2011; 278:1195-1202. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Linking individual phenotype to density-dependent population growth: the influence of body size on the population dynamics of malaria vectors.
TL Russell, DW Lwetoijera, BG Knols, W Takken, GF Killeen, and HM Ferguson
Proc Biol Sci. 2011. [MEDLINE Citation]

Systemic Dissemination of H5N1 Influenza A Viruses in Ferrets and Hamsters After Direct Intragastric Inoculation
Kyoko Shinya, Akiko Makino, Hiroji Tanaka, Masato Hatta, Tokiko Watanabe, Mai Q. Le, Hirotaka Imai, and Yoshihiro Kawaoka
J. Virol. published 16 March 2011, 10.1128/JVI.00148-11 [Abstract] [PDF]

Dispersal of Mycobacterium tuberculosis via the Canadian fur trade
Caitlin S. Pepperell, Julie M. Granka, David C. Alexander, Marcel A. Behr, Linda Chui, Janet Gordon, Jennifer L. Guthrie, Frances B. Jamieson, Deanne Langlois-Klassen, Richard Long, Dao Nguyen, Wendy Wobeser, and Marcus W. Feldman
PNAS. published 4 April 2011, 10.1073/pnas.1016708108 [Abstract] [PDF]

Phylogenetic analysis of Austrian canine distemper virus strains from clinical samples from dogs and wild carnivores
V. Benetka, M. Leschnik, N. Affenzeller, and K. Möstl
Vet Rec. published 6 April 2011, 10.1136/vr.c6404 [Abstract]

A Virophage at the Origin of Large DNA Transposons
Matthias G. Fischer and Curtis A. Suttle
Science. 2011; 332:231-234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Recent Amplification of the Kangaroo Endogenous Retrovirus, KERV, Limited to the Centromere
Gianni C. Ferreri, Judith D. Brown, Craig Obergfell, Nathaniel Jue, Caitlin E. Finn, Michael J. O'Neill, and Rachel J. O'Neill
J. Virol. 2011; 85:4761-4771. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Using network properties to predict disease dynamics on human contact networks.
GM Ames, DB George, CP Hampson, AR Kanarek, CD McBee, DR Lockwood, JD Achter, and CT Webb
Proc Biol Sci. 2011. [MEDLINE Citation]

Evolutionary dynamics of bacteria in a human host environment.
L Yang, L Jelsbak, RL Marvig, S Damkiaer, CT Workman, MH Rau, SK Hansen, A Folkesson, HK Johansen, O Ciofu, N Hoiby, MO Sommer, and S Molin
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011. [MEDLINE Citation]

Chikungunya virus emergence is constrained in Asia by lineage-specific adaptive landscapes.
KA Tsetsarkin, R Chen, G Leal, N Forrester, S Higgs, J Huang, and SC Weaver
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011. [MEDLINE Citation]

Influenza virus aerosol exposure and analytical system for ferrets
Kortney M. Gustin, Jessica A. Belser, Debra A. Wadford, Melissa B. Pearce, Jacqueline M. Katz, Terrence M. Tumpey, and Taronna R. Maines
PNAS. published 2 May 2011, 10.1073/pnas.1100768108 [Abstract] [PDF]

A dimensionless number for understanding the evolutionary dynamics of antigenically variable RNA viruses
Katia Koelle, Oliver Ratmann, David A. Rasmussen, Virginia Pasour, and Jonathan Mattingly
Proc R Soc B. published 4 May 2011, 10.1098/rspb.2011.0435 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

A Multi-Year Study of Mosquito Feeding Patterns on Avian Hosts in a Southeastern Focus of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus
Laura K. Estep, Christopher J. W. McClure, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Hassan K. Hassan, Tyler L. Hicks, Thomas R. Unnasch, and Geoffrey E. Hill
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011; 84:718-726. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Differences in Antibody Responses of Individuals with Natural Infection and Those Vaccinated against Pandemic H1N1 2009 Influenza
Kwok-Hung Chan, Kelvin K. W. To, Ivan F. N. Hung, Anna J. X. Zhang, Jasper F. W. Chan, Vincent C. C. Cheng, Herman Tse, Xiao-Yan Che, Honglin Chen, and Kwok-Yung Yuen
Clin. Vaccine Immunol. 2011; 18:867-873. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Seroprevalence of Pandemic 2009 (H1N1) Influenza A Virus among Schoolchildren and Their Parents in Tokyo, Japan
Kiyoko Iwatsuki-Horimoto, Taisuke Horimoto, Daisuke Tamura, Maki Kiso, Eiryo Kawakami, Shuji Hatakeyama, Yasuhiro Ebihara, Tomohiko Koibuchi, Takeshi Fujii, Kazuo Takahashi, Masayuki Shimojima, Yuko Sakai-Tagawa, Mutsumi Ito, Saori Sakabe, Ayaka Iwasa, Kei Takahashi, Takashi Ishii, Takeo Gorai, Koichiro Tsuji, Aikichi Iwamoto, and Yoshihiro Kawaoka
Clin. Vaccine Immunol. 2011; 18:860-866. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Quantifying selection and diversity in viruses by entropy methods, with application to the haemagglutinin of H3N2 influenza
Keyao Pan and Michael W. Deem
J R Soc Interface. published 4 May 2011, 10.1098/rsif.2011.0105 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Viral replication and innate host responses in primary human alveolar epithelial cells and alveolar macrophages infected with influenza H5N1 and H1N1 viruses
Wendy C.L. Yu, Renee W.Y. Chan, Jieru Wang, Emily A. Travanty, John M. Nicholls, J.S. Malik Peiris, Robert J. Mason, and Michael C.W. Chan
J. Virol. published 4 May 2011, 10.1128/JVI.02200-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

Pulmonary pathology of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 virus (2009) infected ferrets upon longitudinal evaluation by computed tomography.
Edwin Veldhuis Kroeze, Geert van Amerongen, Marcel Dijkshoorn, James Simon, Leon de Waal, Ieneke Hartmann, Gabriel Krestin, Thijs Kuiken, Albert Osterhaus, and Koert Stittelaar
J. Gen. Virol. published 4 May 2011, 10.1099/vir.0.032805-0 [Abstract]

What Does Virus Evolution Tell Us about Virus Origins?
Edward C. Holmes
J. Virol. 2011; 85:5247-5251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genome-Scale Evolution and Phylodynamics of Equine H3N8 Influenza A Virus
Pablo R. Murcia, James L. N. Wood, and Edward C. Holmes
J. Virol. 2011; 85:5312-5322. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

PA residues in the 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza virus enhance avian virus polymerase activity in mammalian cells
Kendra A. Bussey, Emily A. Desmet, Jonelle L. Mattiacio, Alice Hamilton, Birgit Bradel-Tretheway, Howard E. Bussey, Baek Kim, Stephen Dewhurst, and Toru Takimoto
J. Virol. published 11 May 2011, 10.1128/JVI.00522-11 [Abstract] [PDF]

Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination reduces the severity and progression of tuberculosis in badgers
Mark A. Chambers, Fiona Rogers, Richard J. Delahay, Sandrine Lesellier, Roland Ashford, Deanna Dalley, Sonya Gowtage, Dipesh Davé, Si Palmer, Jacky Brewer, Timothy Crawshaw, Richard Clifton-Hadley, Steve Carter, Chris Cheeseman, Chris Hanks, Alistair Murray, Kate Palphramand, Stéphane Pietravalle, Graham C. Smith, Alexandra Tomlinson, Neil J. Walker, Gavin J. Wilson, Leigh A. L. Corner, Stephen P. Rushton, Mark D. F. Shirley, George Gettinby, Robbie A. McDonald, and R. Glyn Hewinson
Proc R Soc B. 2011; 278:1913-1920. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Urban habituation, ecological connectivity and epidemic dampening: the emergence of Hendra virus from flying foxes (Pteropus spp.)
Raina K. Plowright, Patrick Foley, Hume E. Field, Andy P. Dobson, Janet E. Foley, Peggy Eby, and Peter Daszak
Proc R Soc B. published 11 May 2011, 10.1098/rspb.2011.0522 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Parasitic infection reduces dispersal of ciliate host
Simon Fellous, Elsa Quillery, Alison B. Duncan, and Oliver Kaltz
Biol Lett. 2011; 7:327-329. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Going, going, gone: the impact of white-nose syndrome on the summer activity of the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus)
Yvonne Dzal, Liam P. McGuire, Nina Veselka, and M. Brock Fenton
Biol Lett. 2011; 7:392-394. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Characterization of influenza A viruses isolated from wild waterfowl in Zambia
Edgar Simulundu, Akihiro Ishii, Manabu Igarashi, Aaron S. Mweene, Yuka Suzuki, Bernard M. Hang’ombe, Boniface Namangala, Ladslav Moonga, Rashid Manzoor, Kimihito Ito, Ichiro Nakamura, Hirofumi Sawa, Chihiro Sugimoto, Hiroshi Kida, Chuma Simukonda, Wilbroad Chansa, Jack Chulu, and Ayato Takada
J. Gen. Virol. 2011; 92:1416-1427. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Dragonfly cyclovirus, a novel single-stranded DNA virus discovered in dragonflies (Odonata: Anisoptera)
Karyna Rosario, Milen Marinov, Daisy Stainton, Simona Kraberger, Elizabeth J. Wiltshire, David A. Collings, Matthew Walters, Darren P. Martin, Mya Breitbart, and Arvind Varsani
J. Gen. Virol. 2011; 92:1302-1308. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Livestock and Global Change Special Feature: Current drivers and future directions of global livestock disease dynamics
Brian D. Perry, Delia Grace, and Keith Sones
PNAS. published 16 May 2011, 10.1073/pnas.1012953108 [Abstract] [PDF]

Molecular epidemiology and phylogeny reveals complex spatial dynamics of endemic canine parvovirus
S.R. Clegg, K.P. Coyne, J. Parker, S. Dawson, S.A. Godsall, G. Pinchbeck, P.J. Cripps, R.M Gaskell, and A.D. Radford
J. Virol. published 18 May 2011, 10.1128/JVI.01576-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

Charting the Host Adaptation of Influenza Viruses
Mario dos Reis, Asif U. Tamuri, Alan J. Hay, and Richard A. Goldstein
Mol. Biol. Evol. 2011; 28:1755-1767. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Relation of genetic phylogeny and geographical distance of tick-borne encephalitis virus in Central Europe
Manfred Weidmann, Daniel Ruzek, Karel Krivanec, Gudrun Zöller, Sandra Essbauer, Martin Pfeffer, Paolo M. de A. Zanotto, Frank Hufert, and Gerhard Dobler
J. Gen. Virol. published 18 May 2011, 10.1099/vir.0.032417-0 [Abstract]

Tibrogargan and Coastal Plains rhabdoviruses: genomic characterisation, evolution of novel genes and seroprevalence in Australian livestock
Aneta Gubala, Steven Davis, Richard Weir, Lorna Melville, Chris Cowled, and David Boyle
J. Gen. Virol. published 18 May 2011, 10.1099/vir.0.026120-0 [Abstract]

Age-specific Differences in Influenza A Epidemic Curves: Do Children Drive the Spread of Influenza Epidemics?
Dena Schanzer, Julie Vachon, and Louise Pelletier
Am. J. Epidemiol. published 20 May 2011, 10.1093/aje/kwr037 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Comparative Pathology in Ferrets Infected with H1N1 Influenza A Viruses Isolated from Different Hosts
Jennifer Humberd Smith, Tamas Nagy, Elizabeth Driskell, Paula Brooks, S. Mark Tompkins, and Ralph A. Tripp
J. Virol. published 18 May 2011, 10.1128/JVI.00512-11 [Abstract] [PDF]

Clinical Outcome of Henipavirus Infection in Hamsters is Determined by the Route and Dose of Infection.
Barry Rockx, Douglas Brining, Joshua Kramer, Julie Callison, Hideki Ebihara, Keith Mansfield, and Heinz Feldmann
J. Virol. published 18 May 2011, 10.1128/JVI.00473-11 [Abstract] [PDF]

Learning from history, predicting the future: the UK Dutch elm disease outbreak in relation to contemporary tree disease threats
Clive Potter, Tom Harwood, Jon Knight, and Isobel Tomlinson
Phil Trans R Soc B. 2011; 366:1966-1974. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genetic Diversification of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A Virus During Replication in Wild Ducks
Yohei Watanabe, Madiha S. Ibrahim, Hany F. Ellakany, Hatem S. Abd El-Hamid, and Kazuyoshi Ikuta
J. Gen. Virol. published 1 June 2011, 10.1099/vir.0.032623-0 [Abstract]

Agricultural intensification, priming for persistence and the emergence of Nipah virus: a lethal bat-borne zoonosis
Juliet R. C. Pulliam, Jonathan H. Epstein, Jonathan Dushoff, Sohayati A. Rahman, Michel Bunning, Aziz A. Jamaluddin, Alex D. Hyatt, Hume E. Field, Andrew P. Dobson, Peter Daszak the Henipavirus Ecology Research Group (HERG)
J R Soc Interface. published 1 June 2011, 10.1098/rsif.2011.0223 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Risk factors associated with mortality from white-nose syndrome among hibernating bat colonies
Aryn P. Wilder, Winifred F. Frick, Kate E. Langwig, and Thomas H. Kunz
Biol Lett. published 1 June 2011, 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0355 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Transmission Potential of Two Chimeric Chikungunya Vaccine Candidates in the Urban Mosquito Vectors, Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus
Justin R. Darwin, Joan L. Kenney, and Scott C. Weaver
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011; 84:1012-1015. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Co-existence of multiple strains of two novel porcine bocaviruses in the same pig, a previously undescribed phenomenon in Parvoviridae and evidence for inter- and intra-host genetic diversity and recombination
Susanna K. P. Lau, Patrick C. Y. Woo, Cyril C. Y. Yip, Kenneth S. M. Li, Clara T. Y. Fu, Yi Huang, Kwok-hung Chan, and Kwok-yung Yuen
J. Gen. Virol. published 1 June 2011, 10.1099/vir.0.033688-0 [Abstract]

Shared Ancestry Between a Newfound Mole-Borne Hantavirus and Hantaviruses Harbored by Cricetid Rodents
Hae Ji Kang, Shannon N. Bennett, Andrew G. Hope, Joseph A. Cook, and Richard Yanagihara
J. Virol. published 1 June 2011, 10.1128/JVI.02450-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

Host and viral ecology determine bat rabies seasonality and maintenance
Dylan B. George, Colleen T. Webb, Matthew L. Farnsworth, Thomas J. O'Shea, Richard A. Bowen, David L. Smith, Thomas R. Stanley, Laura E. Ellison, and Charles E. Rupprecht
PNAS. published 6 June 2011, 10.1073/pnas.1010875108 [Abstract] [PDF]

Effects of Bacterial Microflora of the Lower Digestive Tract of Free-Range Waterfowl on Influenza Virus Activation
Marcus D. King, M. Neal Guentzel, Bernard P. Arulanandam, Adria A. Bodour, Vinayak Brahmakshatriya, Blanca Lupiani, and James P. Chambers
Appl. Envir. Microbiol. 2011; 77:4119-4125. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Characterization of a canine homolog of hepatitis C virus.
A Kapoor, P Simmonds, G Gerold, N Qaisar, K Jain, JA Henriquez, C Firth, DL Hirschberg, CM Rice, S Shields, and WI Lipkin
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011. [MEDLINE Citation]

Quantifying the Phylodynamic Forces Driving Papillomavirus Evolution
Marc Gottschling, Markus Göker, Alexandros Stamatakis, Olaf R.P. Bininda-Emonds, Ingo Nindl, and Ignacio G. Bravo
Mol. Biol. Evol. 2011; 28:2101-2113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

An Insect Nidovirus Emerging from a Primary Tropical Rainforest
Florian Zirkel, Andreas Kurth, Phenix-Lan Quan, Thomas Briese, Heinz Ellerbrok, Georg Pauli, Fabian H. Leendertz, W. Ian Lipkin, John Ziebuhr, Christian Drosten, and Sandra Junglen
mBio. 2011; 2:e00077-11. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tropical amphibian populations experience higher disease risk in natural habitats
C. Guilherme Becker and Kelly R. Zamudio
PNAS. 2011; 108:9893-9898. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

"Emerging" parasitic infections in arctic ungulates.
SJ Kutz, EP Hoberg, J Nagy, L Polley, and B Elkin
Integr Comp Biol. 2004; 44: 109. [MEDLINE Citation]

Modelling the effects of past and future climate on the risk of bluetongue emergence in Europe
Helene Guis, Cyril Caminade, Carlos Calvete, Andrew P. Morse, Annelise Tran, and Matthew Baylis
J R Soc Interface. published 22 June 2011, 10.1098/rsif.2011.0255 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Epidemiological consequences of a newly discovered cryptic subgroup of Anopheles gambiae
Laith Yakob
Biol Lett. published 21 June 2011, 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0453 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Binding of avian coronavirus spike proteins to host factors reflects virus tropism and pathogenicity
I.N. Ambepitiya Wickramasinghe, R.P. de Vries, A. Gröne, C.A.M. de Haan, and M.H. Verheije
J. Virol. published 22 June 2011, 10.1128/JVI.05112-11 [Abstract] [PDF]

The impact of seasonal and year-round transmission regimes on the evolution of influenza A virus
Ben Adams and Alice Carolyn McHardy
Proc R Soc B. 2011; 278:2249-2256. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Impact of the implementation of rest days in live bird markets on the dynamics of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza
G. Fournié, F. J. Guitian, P. Mangtani, and A. C. Ghani
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Giovanni Cattoli, Adelaide Milani, Nigel Temperton, Bianca Zecchin, Alessandra Buratin, Eleonora Molesti, Mona Meherez Aly, Abdel Arafa, and Ilaria Capua
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Quantitative disease resistance: to better understand parasite-mediated selection on major histocompatibility complex
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Worldwide patterns of genetic differentiation imply multiple ‘domestications’ of Aedes aegypti, a major vector of human diseases
Julia E. Brown, Carolyn S. McBride, Petrina Johnson, Scott Ritchie, Christophe Paupy, Hervé Bossin, Joel Lutomiah, Ildefonso Fernandez-Salas, Alongkot Ponlawat, Anthony J. Cornel, William C. Black, IV, Norma Gorrochotegui-Escalante, Ludmel Urdaneta-Marquez, Massamba Sylla, Michel Slotman, Kristy O. Murray, Christopher Walker, and Jeffrey R. Powell
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The sudden emergence of pathogenicity in insect–fungus symbioses threatens naive forest ecosystems
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Localized reactive badger culling increases risk of bovine tuberculosis in nearby cattle herds.
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Phylogeography and Evolutionary History of Reassortant H9N2 Viruses with Potential Human Health Implications
Alice Fusaro, Isabella Monne, Annalisa Salviato, Viviana Valastro, Alessia Schivo, Nadim Mukhles Amarin, Carlos Gonzalez, Mahmoud Moussa Ismail, Abdu-Rahman Al-Ankari, Mohamed Hamad Al-Blowi, Owais Ahmed Khan, Ali Safar Maken Ali, Afshin Hedayati, Juan Garcia Garcia, Ghulam M. Ziay, Abdolhamid Shoushtari, Kassem Nasser Al Qahtani, Ilaria Capua, Edward C. Holmes, and Giovanni Cattoli
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Phylogenetic relationships of Western Mediterranean West Nile virus strains (1996-2010) using full-length genome sequences: single or multiple introductions?
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An island paradigm on the mainland: host population fragmentation impairs the community of avian pathogens
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Widespread Endogenization of Densoviruses and Parvoviruses in Animal and Human Genomes
Huiquan Liu, Yanping Fu, Jiatao Xie, Jiasen Cheng, Said A. Ghabrial, Guoqing Li, Youliang Peng, Xianhong Yi, and Daohong Jiang
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Amphibian Immune Defenses against Chytridiomycosis: Impacts of Changing Environments
Louise A. Rollins-Smith, Jeremy P. Ramsey, James D. Pask, Laura K. Reinert, and Douglas C. Woodhams
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Jennifer E. Simpson, Paul J. Hurtado, Jan Medlock, Goudarz Molaei, Theodore G. Andreadis, Alison P. Galvani, and Maria A. Diuk-Wasser
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Computational analysis of two species C human adenoviruses provides evidence of a novel virus
Michael P. Walsh, Jason Seto, Elizabeth B. Liu, Shoaleh Dehghan, Nolan R. Hudson, Alexander N. Lukashev, Olga Ivanova, James Chodosh, David Dyer, Morris S. Jones, and Donald Seto
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Impact of the experimental removal of lizards on Lyme disease risk
Andrea Swei, Richard S. Ostfeld, Robert S. Lane, and Cheryl J. Briggs
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Sporadic human cryptosporidiosis, Australia: Molecular epidemiology, spatio – temporal analysis and ecology
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Understanding the ecological drivers of avian influenza virus infection in wildfowl: a continental-scale study across Africa
N. Gaidet, A. Caron, J. Cappelle, G. S. Cumming, G. Balança, S. Hammoumi, G. Cattoli, C. Abolnik, R. Servan de Almeida, P. Gil, S. R. Fereidouni, V. Grosbois, A. Tran, J. Mundava, B. Fofana, A. B. Ould El Mamy, M. Ndlovu, J. Y. Mondain-Monval, P. Triplet, W. Hagemeijer, W. B. Karesh, S. H. Newman, and T. Dodman
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Reservoir Targeted Vaccine for Lyme Borreliosis Induces a Year Long, Neutralizing Antibody Response to OspA in White-footed Mice
Luciana Meirelles Richer, Miguel Aroso, Tania Contente-Cuomo, Larisa Ivanova, and Maria Gomes-Solecki
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Development and evaluation of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for use in the detection of bovine tuberculosis in cattle
W. R. Waters, B. M. Buddle, H. M. Vordermeier, E. Gormley, M. V. Palmer, T. C. Thacker, J. P. Bannantine, J. R. Stabel, R. Linscott, E. Martel, F. Milian, W. Foshaug, and J. C. Lawrence
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A dilution effect in the emerging amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
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The antigenic and genetic evolution of equine influenza A(H3N8) virus from 1968–2007
N.S Lewis, J.M. Daly, C.A. Russell, D.L. Horton, E. Skepner, N.A. Bryant, D.F. Burke, A.S. Rash, J.L.N. Wood, T.M. Chambers, R.A.M. Fouchier, J.A. Mumford, D.M. Elton, and D.J. Smith
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The Fitness Effects of Synonymous Mutations in DNA and RNA Viruses
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Mol. Biol. Evol. published 26 September 2011, 10.1093/molbev/msr179 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MHC genotypes associate with resistance to a frog-killing fungus
Anna E. Savage and Kelly R. Zamudio
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Phylogenetic analysis of H6 influenza viruses isolated from Rosy-billed Pochards (Netta peposaca) in Argentina reveal the presence of different HA gene clusters.
Agustina Rimondi, Kemin Xu, Maria Isabel Craig, Hongxia Shao, Hebe Ferreyra, Maria Virginia Rago, Marcelo Romano, Marcela Uhart, Troy Sutton, Andrea Ferrero, Daniel R. Perez, and Ariel Pereda
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Distant Mimivirus relative with a larger genome highlights the fundamental features of Megaviridae
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Temporal variation in temperature determines disease spread and maintenance in Paramecium microcosm populations
Alison B. Duncan, Simon Fellous, and Oliver Kaltz
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Viruses in diarrhoeic dogs include novel kobuviruses and sapoviruses
Linlin Li, Patricia A. Pesavento, Tongling Shan, Christian M. Leutenegger, Chunlin Wang, and Eric Delwart
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Fossil Rhabdoviral Sequences Integrated into Arthropod Genomes: Ontogeny, Evolution, and Potential Functionality
Philippe Fort, Aurélie Albertini, Aurélie Van-Hua, Arnaud Berthomieu, Stéphane Roche, Frédéric Delsuc, Nicole Pasteur, Pierre Capy, Yves Gaudin, and Mylène Weill
Mol. Biol. Evol. published 14 October 2011, 10.1093/molbev/msr226 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Combined high-resolution genotyping and geospatial analysis reveals modes of endemic urban typhoid fever transmission
Stephen Baker, Kathryn E. Holt, Archie C. A. Clements, Abhilasha Karkey, Amit Arjyal, Maciej F. Boni, Sabina Dongol, Naomi Hammond, Samir Koirala, Pham Thanh Duy, Tran Vu Thieu Nga, James I. Campbell, Christiane Dolecek, Buddha Basnyat, Gordon Dougan, and Jeremy J. Farrar
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Topographical Continuity of Bacterial Populations in the Healthy Human Respiratory Tract
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The Role of Multiple Hosts in the Cross-Species Transmission and Emergence of a Pandemic Parvovirus
Andrew B. Allison, Carole E. Harbison, Israel Pagan, Karla M. Stucker, Jason T. Kaelber, Justin D. Brown, Mark G. Ruder, M. Kevin Keel, Edward J. Dubovi, Edward C. Holmes, and Colin R. Parrish
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Discordant antigenic drift of neuraminidase and hemagglutinin in H1N1 and H3N2 influenza viruses
Matthew R. Sandbulte, Kim B. Westgeest, Jin Gao, Xiyan Xu, Alexander I. Klimov, Colin A. Russell, David F. Burke, Derek J. Smith, Ron A. M. Fouchier, and Maryna C. Eichelberger
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Identification of a Novel Feline Picornavirus from the Domestic Cat
Susanna K. P. Lau, Patrick C. Y. Woo, Cyril C. Y. Yip, Garnet K. Y. Choi, Ying Wu, Ru Bai, Rachel Y. Y. Fan, Kenneth K. Y. Lai, Kwok-Hung Chan, and Kwok-Yung Yuen
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Phylogeography and Population dynamics of Dengue viruses in the Americas
Orchid M. Allicock, Philippe Lemey, Andrew J. Tatem, Oliver G. Pybus, Shannon N. Bennett, Brandi A. Mueller, Marc A. Suchard, Jerome E. Foster, Andrew Rambaut, and Christine V. F. Carrington
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Tick Infestation on Wild Snakes in Northern Part of Western Ghats of India.

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Tick Infestation on Wild Snakes in Northern Part of Western Ghats of India. Pranav Pandit, Ruta Bandivdekar, G. Geevarghese, Satish Pande, and Omkar Mandke. Journal of Medical Entomology, 48(3):504-507. 2011.

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Genome sequencing of environmental Escherichia coli expands understanding of the ecology and speciation of the model bacterial species.
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Discovery and Initial Analysis of Novel Viral Genomes in the Soybean Cyst Nematode.
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Feline tetherin (BST-2) efficiently restricts feline immunodeficiency virus release but not spreading infection

Isabelle Dietrich, Elizabeth L. McMonagle, Sarah Petit, Swetha Vijayakrishnan, Nicola Logan, Chi N. Chan, Greg J. Towers, Margaret J. Hosie, and Brian J. Willett
J. Virol. published 13 April 2011, 10.1128/JVI.00071-11
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2011-04-21T20:56:00.002+02:00

Genome Signatures of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Isolates from the Bovine Host Reservoir

Mark Eppinger, Mark K. Mammel, Joseph E. LeClerc, Jacques Ravel, and Thomas A. Cebula
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Epidemic malaria and warmer temperatures in recent decades in an East African highland

David Alonso, Menno J. Bouma, and Mercedes Pascual
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Impact of CCR5delta32 Host Genetic Background and Disease Progression on HIV-1 Intrahost Evolutionary Processes: Efficient Hypothesis Testing through Hierarchical Phylogenetic Models

Diana Edo-Matas, Philippe Lemey, Jennifer A. Tom, Cèlia Serna-Bolea, Agnes E. van den Blink, Angélique B. van 't Wout, Hanneke Schuitemaker, and Marc A. Suchard
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New Deadly Virus Identified
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F. Eun-Hyung Lee, Jessica L. Halliley, Edward E. Walsh, Andrew P. Moscatiello, Brittany L. Kmush, Ann R. Falsey, Troy D. Randall, Denise A. Kaminiski, Richard K. Miller, and Iñaki Sanz
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Min-Suk Song, Philippe Noriel Q. Pascua, Jun Han Lee, Yun Hee Baek, Kuk Jin Park, Hyeok-il Kwon, Su-Jin Park, Chul-Joong Kim, Hyunggee Kim, Richard J. Webby, Robert G. Webster, and Young Ki Choi
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Lack of transmission of a human influenza virus with avian receptor specificity between ferrets is not due to decreased virus shedding, but rather a lower infectivity in vivo.

Kim L. Roberts, Holly Shelton, Margaret A. Scull, Raymond J. Pickles, and Wendy S. Barclay
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Molecular Imaging of Influenza and Other Emerging Respiratory Viral Infections

Mike Bray, James Lawler, Jason Paragas, Peter B. Jahrling, and Daniel J. Mollura
The Journal of Infectious Disease. 2011; 203:1348-1359.
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Effects of Receptor Binding Specificity of Avian Influenza Virus on the Human Innate Immune Response

Irene Ramos, Dabeiba Bernal-Rubio, Natasha Durham, Alan Belicha-Villanueva, Anice C. Lowen, John Steel, and Ana Fernandez-Sesma
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Impact of Amino Acid Mutations in PB2, PB1-F2, and NS1 on the Replication and Pathogenicity of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza Viruses

Makoto Ozawa, Sarmila Basnet, Lisa M. Burley, Gabriele Neumann, Masato Hatta, and Yoshihiro Kawaoka
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Distinct Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-Induced Acute Lung Injury Pathways in Two Different Nonhuman Primate Species

Saskia L. Smits, Judith M. A. van den Brand, Anna de Lang, Lonneke M. E. Leijten, Wilfred F. van IJcken, Geert van Amerongen, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, Arno C. Andeweg, and Bart L. Haagmans
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Prevalence of mandibular osteomyelitis in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) from Slovenia

2011-04-06T13:57:00.001+02:00

Konjević, D., I. Jelenko, K. Severin, H. Poličnik, Z. Janicki, A. Slavica, V. Njemirovskij, D. Stanin, B. Pokorny (2011): Journal of Wildlife Diseases 47, 393-400.

2011-04-04T21:50:00.001+02:00

Risk Factors for African Tick-Bite Fever in Rural Central Africa Lucy M. Ndip, Hope H. Biswas, Landry E. Nfonsam, Matthew LeBreton, Roland N. Ndip, Marie A. Bissong, Emmanuel Mpoudi-Ngole, Cyrille Djoko, Ubald Tamoufe, A. Tassy Prosser, Donald S. Burke, and Nathan D. Wolfe Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011; 84:608-613. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Rift Valley Fever Virus Infection in African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) Herds in Rural South Africa: Evidence of Interepidemic Transmission A. Desirée LaBeaud, Paul C. Cross, Wayne M. Getz, Allison Glinka, and Charles H. King Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011; 84:641-646. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

What does virus evolution tell us about virus origins? Edward C. Holmes J. Virol. published 30 March 2011, 10.1128/JVI.02203-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

Bacteria-Phage Antagonistic Coevolution in Soil Pedro Gómez and Angus Buckling Science. 2011; 332:106-109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Host-switching by a vertically transmitted rhabdovirus in Drosophila Ben Longdon, Lena Wilfert, Jewelna Osei-Poku, Heather Cagney, Darren J. Obbard, and Francis M. Jiggins Biol Lett. published 30 March 2011, 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0160 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

HTLV-2B Strains, Similar to Those Found in Several Amerindian Tribes, Are Endemic in Central African Bakola Pygmies Philippe Mauclère, Philippe Vicente Afonso, Laurent Meertens, Sabine Plancoulaine, Sara Calattini, Alain Froment, Monique Van Beveren, Guy de Thé, Lluis Quintana-Murci, Renaud Mahieux, and Antoine Gessain The Journal of Infectious Disease. 2011; 203:1316-1323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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Temporal variation in temperature determines disease spread and maintenance in Paramecium microcosm populations Alison B. Duncan, Simon Fellous, and Oliver Kaltz Proc R Soc B. published 30 March 2011, 10.1098/rspb.2011.0287 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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Identification and Characterization of a Ross River Virus Variant That Grows Persistently in Macrophage, Shows Altered Disease Kinetics in a Mouse Model and Exhibits Resistance to Type I Interferon Brett A. Lidbury, Nestor E. Rulli, Cristina M. Musso, Susan B. Cossetto, Ali Zaid, Andreas Suhrbier, Harald S. Rothenfluh, Michael S. Rolph, and Suresh Mahalingam J. Virol. published 23 March 2011, 10.1128/JVI.01189-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

Borrelia: Molecular Biology, Host Interaction and Pathogenesis Paul G. Auwaerter Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2011; 52:965. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

DNA-based detection of the fungal pathogen Geomyces destructans in soils from bat hibernacula Daniel L. Lindner, Andrea Gargas, Jeffrey M. Lorch, Mark T. Banik, Jessie Glaeser, Thomas H. Kunz, and David S. Blehert Mycologia. 2011; 103:241-246. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Rapid Genetic Diversification and High Fitness Penalties Associated with Pathogenicity Evolution in a Plant Virus Aurora Fraile, Israel Pagán, Germán Anastasio, Elisa Sáez, and Fernando García-Arenal Mol. Biol. Evol. 2011; 28:1425-1437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

In Vivo Fitness Associated with High Virulence in a Vertebrate Virus Is a Complex Trait Regulated by Host Entry, Replication, and Shedding Andrew R. Wargo and Gael Kurath J. Virol. 2011; 85:3959-3967. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

The genomic rate of molecular adaptation of the human influenza A virus Samir Bhatt, Edward C. Holmes, and Oliver G. Pybus Mol. Biol. Evol. published 16 March 2011, 10.1093/molbev/msr044 [Abstract] [PDF]

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Recent amplification of the kangaroo endogenous retrovirus, KERV, limited to the centromere
Gianni C. Ferreri, Judith D. Brown, Craig Obergfell, Nathaniel Jue, Caitlin E. Finn, Michael J. O'Neill, and Rachel J. O'Neill
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Rapid behavioural diagnosis of domoic acid toxicosis in California sea lions
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Linking individual phenotype to density-dependent population growth: the influence of body size on the population dynamics of malaria vectors
Tanya L. Russell, Dickson W. Lwetoijera, Bart G. J. Knols, Willem Takken, Gerry F. Killeen, and Heather M. Ferguson
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2010-11-10T20:50:00.000+01:00

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2010-10-31T17:47:00.002+01:00

Successful Vaccination Strategies that Protect Aged Mice from Lethal Influenza and Lethal Heterologous SARS-CoV Challenge
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Neurotropism in Blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla) and Red-Billed Queleas (Quelea quelea) After Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus H5N1 Infection
A. Breithaupt, D. Kalthoff, J. Dale, F. Bairlein, M. Beer, and J. P. Teifke
Veterinary Pathology. published 25 October 2010, 10.1177/0300985810386467 [Abstract] [PDF]

Evolution of Functional and Sequence Variants of the Mammalian XPR1 Receptor for Mouse Xenotropic Gammaretroviruses and the Human-Derived Retrovirus XMRV
Yuhe Yan, Qingping Liu, Kurt Wollenberg, Carrie Martin, Alicia Buckler-White, and Christine A. Kozak
J. Virol. 2010; 84:11970-11980. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Unique Hepatitis B Virus Subgenotype in a Primitive Tribal Community in Eastern India
Sumantra Ghosh, Priyanka Banerjee, Arindam RoyChoudhury, Sumanta Sarkar, Alip Ghosh, Amal Santra, Soma Banerjee, Kausik Das, Bhagirathi Dwibedi, Shantanu K. Kar, Vikas Gangadhar Rao, Jyothi T. Bhat, Neeru Singh, Abhijit Chowdhury, and Simanti Datta
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2010; 48:4063-4071. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Whole-Genome Characterization of Human and Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Intrahost Diversity by Ultradeep Pyrosequencing
Benjamin N. Bimber, Dawn M. Dudley, Michael Lauck, Ericka A. Becker, Emily N. Chin, Simon M. Lank, Haiying L. Grunenwald, Nicholas C. Caruccio, Mark Maffitt, Nancy A. Wilson, Jason S. Reed, James M. Sosman, Leandro F. Tarosso, Sabri Sanabani, Esper G. Kallas, Austin L. Hughes, and David H. O'Connor
J. Virol. 2010; 84:12087-12092. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

An in depth analysis of original antigenic sin in dengue virus infection
Claire M. Midgley, Martha Bajwa-Joseph, Sirijit Vasanawathana, Wannee Limpitikul, Bridget Wills, Aleksandra Flanagan, Emily Waiyaiya, Hai Bac Tran, Alison E. Cowper, Pojchong Chotiyarnwon, Jonathan M. Grimes, Sutee Yoksan, Prida Malasit, Cameron P. Simmons, Juthathip Mongkolsapaya, and Gavin R. Screaton
J. Virol. published 27 October 2010, 10.1128/JVI.01826-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

Intra-host diversities of receptor binding domain of stork feces-derived avian H5N1 viruses and its significance predicted by molecular dynamic simulation
Sukathida Ubol, Ampa Sukasatu, Naphak Modhiran, Chak Sangma, Arunee Thitithanyanont, Mark Fukuda, and Tada Juthayothin
J. Gen. Virol. published 27 October 2010, 10.1099/vir.0.025973-0 [Abstract]

Comparative Analysis of Full-Length Genomic Sequences of 10 Dengue Serotype 1 Viruses Associated with Different Genotypes, Epidemics, and Disease Severity Isolated in Thailand over 22 Years
Yuxin Tang, Prinyada Rodpradit, Piyawan Chinnawirotpisan, Mammen P. Mammen, Jr., Tao Li, Julia A. Lynch, Robert Putnak, and Chunlin Zhang
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010; 83:1156-1165. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Disease transmission in territorial populations: the small-world network of Serengeti lions
Meggan E. Craft, Erik Volz, Craig Packer, and Lauren Ancel Meyers
J R Soc Interface. published 28 October 2010, 10.1098/rsif.2010.0511 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Emerging Monkeypox
Joan Stephenson
JAMA. 2010; 304:1659. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

PB2 Residue 158 is a Pathogenic Determinant of Pandemic-H1N1 and H5 Influenza A Viruses in Mice
Bin Zhou, Yan Li, Rebecca Halpin, Erin Hine, David J. Spiro, and David E. Wentworth
J. Virol. published 20 October 2010, 10.1128/JVI.01694-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

2010-10-19T21:22:00.001+02:00

Discovery and Characterization of Mammalian Endogenous Parvoviruses.
Amit Kapoor, Peter Simmonds, and Ian W. Lipkin
J. Virol. published 13 October 2010, 10.1128/JVI.01732-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

2010-10-19T21:21:00.001+02:00

Microevolution of canine influenza virus in shelters and its molecular epidemiology in the United States
Jessica J. Hayward, Edward J. Dubovi, Janet M. Scarlett, Stephanie Janeczko, Edward C. Holmes, and Colin R. Parrish
J. Virol. published 13 October 2010, 10.1128/JVI.01350-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

Molecular epidemiology of current classical swine fever virus isolates of wild boar in Germany
Immanuel Leifer, Bernd Hoffmann, Dirk Höper, Thomas Bruun Rasmussen, Sandra Blome, Günter Strebelow, Detlef Höreth-Böntgen, Christoph Staubach, and Martin Beer
J. Gen. Virol. 2010; 91:2687-2697. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

2010-10-19T21:19:00.000+02:00

Allele dynamics plots for the study of evolutionary dynamics in viral populations
Lars Steinbrück and Alice Carolyn McHardy
Nucleic Acids Res. published 18 October 2010, 10.1093/nar/gkq909 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

DNA-based detection of the fungal pathogen Geomyces destructans in soil from bat hibernacula
Daniel L. Lindner, Andrea Gargas, Jeffery M. Lorch, Mark T Banik, Jessie Glaeser, Thomas H. Kunz, and David S. Blehert
Mycologia. published 17 October 2010, 10.3852/10-262 [Abstract] [PDF]

2010-10-16T23:11:00.001+02:00

Rapid Construction of Empirical RNA Fitness Landscapes
Jason N. Pitt and Adrian R. Ferré-D’Amaré
Science. 2010; 330:376-379. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

2010-10-14T16:46:00.000+02:00

Microbial communication and virulence: lessons from evolutionary theory.
SP Diggle
Microbiology. 2010. [MEDLINE Citation]

2010-10-12T22:00:00.000+02:00

Invasive honeysuckle eradication reduces tick-borne disease risk by altering host dynamics
Brian F. Allan, Humberto P. Dutra, Lisa S. Goessling, Kirk Barnett, Jonathan M. Chase, Robert J. Marquis, Genevieve Pang, Gregory A. Storch, Robert E. Thach, and John L. Orrock
PNAS. published 11 October 2010, 10.1073/pnas.1008362107 [Abstract] [PDF]

Identification of a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-Like Virus in a Leaf-Nosed Bat in Nigeria
Phenix-Lan Quan, Cadhla Firth, Craig Street, Jose A. Henriquez, Alexandra Petrosov, Alla Tashmukhamedova, Stephen K. Hutchison, Michael Egholm, Modupe O. V. Osinubi, Michael Niezgoda, Albert B. Ogunkoya, Thomas Briese, Charles E. Rupprecht, and W. Ian Lipkin
mBio. 2010; 1:e00208-10-e00208-18. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

2010-10-09T16:21:00.002+02:00

Species Interactions in a Parasite Community Drive Infection Risk in a Wildlife Population
Sandra Telfer, Xavier Lambin, Richard Birtles, Pablo Beldomenico, Sarah Burthe, Steve Paterson, and Mike Begon
Science. 2010; 330:243-246. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Microbial communication and virulence: lessons from evolutionary theory
Stephen Paul Diggle
Microbiology. published 7 October 2010, 10.1099/mic.0.045179-0 [Abstract]

Intragenic Recombination as a Mechanism of Genetic Diversity in Bluetongue Virus
Cheng-Qiang He, Nai-Zheng Ding, Mei He, Shan-Ni Li, Xing-Ming Wang, Hong-Bin He, Xin-Fa Liu, and Hong-Shan Guo
J. Virol. 2010; 84:11487-11495. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tracking the Evolution of Multiple In Vitro Hepatitis C Virus Replicon Variants under Protease Inhibitor Selection Pressure by 454 Deep Sequencing
Thierry Verbinnen, Herwig Van Marck, Ina Vandenbroucke, Leen Vijgen, Marijke Claes, Tse-I Lin, Kenneth Simmen, Johan Neyts, Gregory Fanning, and Oliver Lenz
J. Virol. 2010; 84:11124-11133. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Oseltamivir-Resistant Variants of the 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza A Virus Are Not Attenuated in the Guinea Pig and Ferret Transmission Models
Christopher W. Seibert, Michael Kaminski, Jennifer Philipp, Dennis Rubbenstroth, Randy A. Albrecht, Folker Schwalm, Silke Stertz, Rafael A. Medina, Georg Kochs, Adolfo García-Sastre, Peter Staeheli, and Peter Palese
J. Virol. 2010; 84:11219-11226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

2010-10-07T19:26:00.001+02:00

Cutting Edge: CD4 T Cells Generated from Encounter with Seasonal Influenza Viruses and Vaccines Have Broad Protein Specificity and Can Directly Recognize Naturally Generated Epitopes Derived from the Live Pandemic H1N1 Virus.
KA Richards, D Topham, FA Chaves, and AJ Sant
J Immunol. 2010. [MEDLINE Citation]

The amino acids adjacent to the hemagglutinin cleavage site are relevant for virulence of avian influenza viruses of subtype H5.
S Gohrbandt, J Veits, J Hundt, J Bogs, A Breithaupt, JP Teifke, S Weber, TC Mettenleiter, and J Stech
J Gen Virol. 2010. [MEDLINE Citation]

2010-10-06T19:53:00.001+02:00

Genetic diversity, parasite prevalence and immunity in wild bumblebees
Penelope R. Whitehorn, Matthew C. Tinsley, Mark J. F. Brown, Ben Darvill, and Dave Goulson
Proc R Soc B. published 6 October 2010, 10.1098/rspb.2010.1550 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ORDER TO THE VIRAL UNIVERSE
Mart Krupovi and Dennis H. Bamford
J. Virol. published 6 October 2010, 10.1128/JVI.01489-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

Influenza A Virus Protein PB1-F2 Exacerbates IFN-β Expression of Human Respiratory Epithelial Cells
Ronan Le Goffic, Edwige Bouguyon, Christophe Chevalier, Jasmina Vidic, Bruno Da Costa, Olivier Leymarie, Christiane Bourdieu, Laure Decamps, Sophie Dhorne-Pollet, and Bernard Delmas
J. Immunol. 2010; 185:4812-4823. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Glycine 184 in the non-structural protein NS1 determines virulence of influenza A virus strain PR8 without affecting the host interferon response
Sabine Steidle, Luis Martínez-Sobrido, Markus Mordstein, Stefan Lienenklaus, Adolfo García-Sastre, Peter Stäheli, and Georg Kochs
J. Virol. published 6 October 2010, 10.1128/JVI.00701-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

GENOMIC PROFILING OF TNF- RECEPTOR AND IL1 RECEPTOR KNOCKOUT MICE REVEALS A LINK BETWEEN TNF- SIGNALING AND INCREASED SEVERITY OF 1918 PANDEMIC INFLUENZA VIRUS INFECTION
Sarah E. Belisle, Jennifer R. Tisoncik, Marcus J. Korth, Victoria S. Carter, Sean C. Proll, David E. Swayne, Mary Pantin-Jackwood, Terrence M. Tumpey, and Michael G. Katze
J. Virol. published 6 October 2010, 10.1128/JVI.01310-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

2010-10-02T21:20:00.001+02:00

Spatially explicit predictions of blood parasites in a widely distributed African rainforest bird
R. N. M. Sehgal, W. Buermann, R. J. Harrigan, C. Bonneaud, C. Loiseau, A. Chasar, I. Sepil, G. Valkiunas, T. Iezhova, S. Saatchi, and T. B. Smith
Proc R Soc B. published 29 September 2010, 10.1098/rspb.2010.1720 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Experimental Infection of Raccoons (Procyon lotor) with West Nile Virus
J. Jeffrey Root, Kevin T. Bentler, Nicole M. Nemeth, Thomas Gidlewski, Terry R. Spraker, and Alan B. Franklin
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010; 83:803-807. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

2010-09-25T19:49:00.001+02:00

Coral-Associated Bacterial Assemblages: Current Knowledge and the Potential for Climate-Driven Impacts
Morgan E. Mouchka, Ian Hewson, and C. Drew Harvell
Integr. Comp. Biol. 2010; 50:662-674. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Detection of Excess Influenza Severity: Associating Respiratory Hospitalization and Mortality Data With Reports of Influenza-Like Illness by Primary Care Physicians
Cees C. van den Wijngaard, Liselotte van Asten, Adam Meijer, Wilfrid van Pelt, Nico J.D. Nagelkerke, Gé A. Donker, Marianne A.B. van der Sande, and Marion P.G. Koopmans
Am J Public Health. published 23 September 2010, 10.2105/AJPH.2009.168245 [Abstract] [PDF]

2010-09-21T15:17:00.000+02:00

Quantitative Proteomic Analyses of Influenza Virus-Infected Cultured Human Lung Cells
Kevin M. Coombs, Alicia Berard, Wanhong Xu, Oleg Krokhin, Xiaobo Meng, John P. Cortens, Darwyn Kobasa, John Wilkins, and Earl G. Brown
J. Virol. 2010; 84:10888-10906. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

2010-09-21T15:13:00.001+02:00

High Level of Genetic Compatibility between Swine-Origin H1N1 and Highly Pathogenic Avian H5N1 Influenza Viruses
Cássio Pontes Octaviani, Makoto Ozawa, Shinya Yamada, Hideo Goto, and Yoshihiro Kawaoka
J. Virol. 2010; 84:10918-10922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Virulence Determinants of Avian H5N1 Influenza A Virus in Mammalian and Avian Hosts: Role of the C-Terminal ESEV Motif in the Viral NS1 Protein
Florian Zielecki, Ilia Semmler, Donata Kalthoff, Daniel Voss, Susanne Mauel, Achim D. Gruber, Martin Beer, and Thorsten Wolff
J. Virol. 2010; 84:10708-10718. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Insight into evolution of Bordetella pertussis from comparative genomic analysis: evidence of vaccine-driven selection.
S Octavia, RP Maharjan, V Sintchenko, G Stevenson, PR Reeves, GL Gilbert, and R Lan
Mol Biol Evol. 2010. [MEDLINE Citation]

2010-09-17T19:44:00.000+02:00

Whole genome characterization of HIV/SIV intra-host diversity by ultra-deep pyrosequencing
Benjamin N. Bimber, Dawn M. Dudley, Michael Lauck, Ericka A. Becker, Emily N. Chin, Simon M. Lank, Haiying L. Grunenwald, Nicholas C. Caruccio, Mark Maffitt, Nancy A. Wilson, Jason S. Reed, James M. Sosman, Leandro F. Tarosso, Sabri Sanabani, Esper G. Kallas, Austin L. Hughes, and David H. O'Connor
J. Virol. published 15 September 2010, 10.1128/JVI.01378-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

Influenza virus

2010-09-17T19:40:00.002+02:00

Human cellular protein nucleoporin hNup98 interacts with influenza A virus NS2/nuclear export protein and overexpression of its GLFG repeat domain can inhibit virus propagation
Jingjing Chen, Shengping Huang, and Ze Chen
J. Gen. Virol. 2010; 91:2474-2484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Macaque Proteome Response to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and 1918 Reassortant Influenza Virus Infections
Joseph N. Brown, Robert E. Palermo, Carole R. Baskin, Marina Gritsenko, Patrick J. Sabourin, James P. Long, Carol L. Sabourin, Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Adolfo García-Sastre, Randy Albrecht, Terrence M. Tumpey, Jon M. Jacobs, Richard D. Smith, and Michael G. Katze
J. Virol. published 15 September 2010, 10.1128/JVI.01129-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

Neutralizing epitopes of influenza virus hemagglutinin: Target for the development of universal vaccine against H5N1 lineages
Mookkan Prabakaran, Fang He, Tao Meng, Selvaraj Madhan, Tan Yunrui, Qiang Jia, and Jimmy Kwang
J. Virol. published 15 September 2010, 10.1128/JVI.00891-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

Dendritic Cell Activation by Recombinant Hemagglutinin Proteins of H1N1 and H5N1 Influenza A Viruses
Wen-Chun Liu, Shih-Chang Lin, Yen-Ling Yu, Ching-Liang Chu, and Suh-Chin Wu
J. Virol. published 15 September 2010, 10.1128/JVI.01316-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

Intracellular distribution of NS1 correlates with infectivity and interferon antagonism of an avian influenza virus (H7N1)
Bjoern Keiner, Benjamin Maenz, Ralf Wagner, Giovanni Cattoli, Ilaria Capua, and Hans-Dieter Klenk
J. Virol. published 15 September 2010, 10.1128/JVI.01011-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus H7N7 Isolated From a Fatal Human Case Causes Respiratory Disease in Cats, but Does Not Spread Systemically
Debby van Riel, Guus F. Rimmelzwaan, Geert van Amerongen, Albert D.M.E. Osterhaus, and Thijs Kuiken
Am. J. Pathol. published 16 September 2010, 10.2353/ajpath.2010.100401 [Abstract]

Virulence-associated substitution D222G in hemagglutinin of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) virus affects receptor binding
Salin Chutinimitkul, Sander Herfst, John Steel, Anice C. Lowen, Jianqiang Ye, Debby van Riel, Eefje J.A. Schrauwen, Theo M. Bestebroer, Björn Koel, David F. Burke, Kyle H. Sutherland-Cash, Chris S. Whittleston, Colin A. Russell, David J. Wales, Derek J. Smith, Marcel Jonges, Adam Meijer, Marion Koopmans, Guus F. Rimmelzwaan, Thijs Kuiken, Albert D.M.E. Osterhaus, Adolfo Garcia-Sastre, Daniel R. Perez, and Ron A.M. Fouchier
J. Virol. published 15 September 2010, 10.1128/JVI.01136-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

2010-09-16T19:00:00.002+02:00

Maintenance of fungal pathogen species that are specialized to different hosts: allopatric divergence and introgression through secondary contact
Pierre Gladieux, Elodie Vercken, Michael C Fontaine, Michael E. Hood, Odile Jonot, Arnaud Couloux, and Tatiana Giraud
Mol. Biol. Evol. published 13 September 2010, 10.1093/molbev/msq235 [Abstract] [PDF]

The blood parasite Haemoproteus reduces survival in a wild bird: a medication experiment
Josué Martínez-de la Puente, Santiago Merino, Gustavo Tomás, Juan Moreno, Judith Morales, Elisa Lobato, Sonia García-Fraile, and Eduardo Jorge Belda
Biol Lett. 2010; 6:663-665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Infectivity, pathogenicity, and virulence of Trypanosoma cruzi Isolates from sylvatic animals and vectors, and domestic dogs from the United States in ICR strain mice and SD strain rats.
DM Roellig and MJ Yabsley
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010; 83: 519. [MEDLINE Citation]

Influenza virus

2010-09-09T21:08:00.002+02:00

Evidence for Avian and Human Host Cell Factors That Affect the Activity of Influenza Virus Polymerase
Olivier Moncorgé, Manuela Mura, and Wendy S. Barclay
J. Virol. 2010; 84:9978-9986. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Differential Localization and Function of PB1-F2 Derived from Different Strains of Influenza A Virus
Chi-Jene Chen, Guang-Wu Chen, Ching-Ho Wang, Chih-Heng Huang, Yeau-Ching Wang, and Shin-Ru Shih
J. Virol. 2010; 84:10051-10062. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical Characteristics and 30-Day Outcomes for Influenza A 2009 (H1N1), 2008-2009 (H1N1), and 2007-2008 (H3N2) Infections
Edward A. Belongia, Stephanie A. Irving, Stephen C. Waring, Laura A. Coleman, Jennifer K. Meece, Mary Vandermause, Stephen Lindstrom, Debra Kempf, and David K. Shay
JAMA. 2010; 304:1091-1098. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Altered receptor specificity and cell tropism of D222G haemagglutinin mutants from fatal cases of pandemic A(H1N1) 2009 influenza
Yan Liu, Robert A. Childs, Tatyana Matrosovich, Stephen Wharton, Angelina S. Palma, Wengang Chai, Rodney Daniels, Victoria Gregory, Jennifer Uhlendorff, Makoto Kiso, Hans-Dieter Klenk, Alan Hay, Ten Feizi, and Mikhail Matrosovich
J. Virol. published 8 September 2010, 10.1128/JVI.01639-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

2010-09-09T21:07:00.001+02:00

Inhibition of Superinfection and the Evolution of Viral Latency
Thomas W. Berngruber, Franz J. Weissing, and Sylvain Gandon
J. Virol. 2010; 84:10200-10208. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hantavirus and Arenavirus

2010-09-08T01:25:00.000+02:00

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2010-09-03T04:37:00.001+02:00

From Structure to Function: the Ecology of Host-Associated Microbial Communities
Courtney J. Robinson, Brendan J. M. Bohannan, and Vincent B. Young
Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev. 2010; 74:453-476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

2010-08-28T21:41:00.002+02:00

Emerging disease causes dramatic decline in greenfinch populations
Vet Rec. 2010; 167:316. [Full Text] [PDF]

Oseltamivir-resistant variants of the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza A virus are not attenuated in the guinea pig and ferret transmission models
Christopher W. Seibert, Michael Kaminski, Jennifer Philipp, Dennis Rubbenstroth, Randy A. Albrecht, Folker Schwalm, Silke Stertz, Rafael A. Medina, Georg Kochs, Adolfo García-Sastre, Peter Staeheli, and Peter Palese
J. Virol. published 25 August 2010, 10.1128/JVI.01424-10 [Abstract] [PDF]

Interferon- is the predominant interferon induced by influenza A virus infection in vivo
Nancy A. Jewell, Troy Cline, Sara E. Mertz, Sergey V. Smirnov, Emilio Flaño, Christian Schindler, Jessica L. Grieves, Russell K. Durbin, Sergei V. Kotenko, and Joan E. Durbin
J. Virol. published 25 August 2010, 10.1128/JVI.01703-09 [Abstract] [PDF]

Induction of Broadly Neutralizing H1N1 Influenza Antibodies by Vaccination
Chih-Jen Wei, Jeffrey C. Boyington, Patrick M. McTamney, Wing-Pui Kong, Melissa B. Pearce, Ling Xu, Hanne Andersen, Srinivas Rao, Terrence M. Tumpey, Zhi-Yong Yang, and Gary J. Nabel
Science. 2010; 329:1060-1064. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Marine mammal symbiont

2010-08-25T20:10:00.001+02:00

Nephromyces, a beneficial apicomplexan symbiont in marine animals
Mary Beth Saffo, Adam M. McCoy, Christopher Rieken, and Claudio H. Slamovits
PNAS. published 24 August 2010, 10.1073/pnas.1002335107 [Abstract] [PDF]

Monkeypox immune response proteonomics

2010-08-25T20:09:00.000+02:00

Characterization of Macaque Pulmonary Fluid Proteome during Monkeypox Infection: Dynamics of Host Response
Joseph N. Brown, Ryan D. Estep, Daniel Lopez-Ferrer, Heather M. Brewer, Theresa R. Clauss, Nathan P. Manes, Megan O'Connor, Helen Li, Joshua N. Adkins, Scott W. Wong, and Richard D. Smith
Mol. Cell. Proteomics. published 24 August 2010, 10.1074/mcp.M110.001875 [Abstract]

Tick borne pathogens

2010-08-20T21:40:00.001+02:00

Co-existence of pathogens in host-seeking and feeding ticks within a single natural habitat of Central Germany
Jan Franke, Julia Fritzsch, Herbert Tomaso, Eberhard Straube, Wolfram Dorn, and Anke Hildebrandt
Appl. Envir. Microbiol. published 20 August 2010, 10.1128/AEM.01630-10 [Abstract] [PDF]