Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging mosquito-borne alphavirus responsible for
major outbreaks of disease since 2004 in the Indian Ocean islands, South east Asia, and the …

Membrane-enveloped viruses are a leading cause of viral epidemics, and there is an
outstanding need to develop broad-spectrum antiviral strategies to treat and prevent …

Botrytis cinerea is one of the most important plant-pathogenic fungus. Products based on
microorganisms can be used in biocontrol strategies alternative to chemical control, and …

Multiple viruses, including pathogenic viruses, bacteriophages, and even plant viruses,
cause a phenomenon termed superinfection exclusion whereby a currently infected cell is …

Background Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) emerged in the Americas in 2013 and has caused
approximately 2.1 million cases and> 600 deaths. A retrospective investigation was …

Mosquito-specific viruses (MSVs) are a subset of insect-specific viruses that are found to
infect mosquitoes or mosquito derived cells. There has been an increase in discoveries of …

Many eukaryotic RNA viruses transcribe subgenomic (sg) mRNAs during infections to
control expression of a subset of viral genes. Such transcriptional events are commonly …

Mayaro virus (MAYV) is an arbovirus that circulates in Latin America and is emerging as a
potential threat to public health. Infected individuals develop Mayaro fever, a severe …

Over the past century, the emergence/reemergence of arthropod-borne zoonotic agents has
been a growing public health concern. In particular, agents from the genus Alphavirus pose …

The cosmopolitan fungus Rhizoctonia solani has a wide host range and is the causal agent
of numerous crop diseases, leading to significant economic losses. To date, no cultivars …