Nucleocapsid mutations R203K/G204R increase the infectivity, fitness, and virulence of SARS-CoV-2

H Wu, N Xing, K Meng, B Fu, W Xue, P Dong, W Tang… - Cell host & …, 2021 - cell.com
Previous work found that the co-occurring mutations R203K/G204R on the SARS-CoV-2
nucleocapsid (N) protein are increasing in frequency among emerging variants of concern …

Diversity and circulation of Jingmen tick virus in ticks and mammals

JJ Guo, XD Lin, YM Chen, ZY Hao, ZX Wang… - Virus …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Since its initial identification in ticks in 2010, Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) has been described
in cattle, rodents, and primates. To better understand the diversity, evolution, and …

Two DNA barcodes and morphology for multi-method species delimitation in Bonnetina tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae)

D Ortiz, OF Francke - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2016 - Elsevier
Determining species boundaries is a central debate in biology. Several recently developed
molecular delimitation methods have highlighted extensive inconsistency in classical …

Phylogeography of Puumala orthohantavirus in Europe

G Castel, F Chevenet, M Razzauti, S Murri… - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
Puumala virus is an RNA virus hosted by the bank vole (Myodes glareolus) and is today
present in most European countries. Whilst it is generally accepted that hantaviruses have …

Phylogeography of the Wheat Stem Sawfly, Cephus cinctus Norton (Hymenoptera: Cephidae): Implications for Pest Management

V Lesieur, JF Martin, DK Weaver, KA Hoelmer… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The wheat stem sawfly, Cephus cinctus Norton (Hymenoptera: Cephidae), is a key pest of
wheat in the northern Great Plains of North America, and damage resulting from this species …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence, genomic characteristics, and pathogenicity of fowl adenovirus 2 in Southern China

J Zhang, Z Xie, Y Pan, Z Chen, Y Huang, L Li, J Dong… - Poultry Science, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, the occurrence of fowl adenovirus 2 (FAdV-2) has been on the rise in China,
posing a significant threat to the poultry industry. This study aimed to investigate the …

Adaptive evolution of virus-sensing toll-like receptor 8 in bats

J Schad, CC Voigt - Immunogenetics, 2016 - Springer
Recently, bats have gained attention as potential reservoir hosts for emerging zoonotic
single-stranded (ssRNA) viruses that may prove fatal for humans and other mammals. It has …

Genetic characterization and molecular evolution of urban Seoul virus in southern China

Q Su, Y Chen, M Li, J Ma, B Wang, J Luo, H He - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
Seoul virus (SEOV), which causes hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in
humans, has spread all over the world, especially in mainland China. Understanding basic …

Reconciling morphological and molecular systematics in tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae): revision of the Mexican endemic genus Bonnetina

D Ortiz, OF Francke - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Systematics has been formally implemented for about 250 years. In the last decades it has
suffered great intellectual change, with the embrace of phylogenetic theory and the …

Complete genome and phylogeny of Puumala hantavirus isolates circulating in France

G Castel, M Couteaudier, F Sauvage, JB Pons, S Murri… - Viruses, 2015 - mdpi.com
Puumala virus (PUUV) is the agent of nephropathia epidemica (NE), a mild form of
hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Europe. NE incidence presents a high …