A5029772654- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Plant Disease Management Techniques
Arizona State University
2020-2025
Bacilladnaviruses are single-stranded DNA viruses that infect diatoms that, so far, have been primarily identified in marine organisms and environments. Using a viral metagenomics approach, we discovered 13 novel bacilladnaviruses originating from samples of mud-flat snail ( Amphibola crenata ; n =3 genomes) benthic sediments =10 collected the Avon-Heathcote Estuary New Zealand. Comparative genomics phylogenetic analysis new bacilladnavirus sequences context previously classified members...
Viruses are the most abundant biological entities on Earth. In addition to their impact animal and plant health, viruses have important roles in ecosystem dynamics as well evolution of biosphere. Circular Rep-encoding single-stranded (CRESS) DNA ubiquitous nature, many agriculturally important, they appear multiple origins from prokaryotic plasmids. A subset CRESS-DNA viruses, cruciviruses, homologues capsid proteins encoded by RNA viruses. The genetic structure cruciviruses attests transfer...
Cactaceae comprise a diverse and iconic group of flowering plants which are almost exclusively indigenous to the New World. The wide variety growth forms found amongst cacti have led trafficking many species throughout world as ornamentals. Despite evolution physiological properties these having been extensively studied, little research has focused on cactus-associated viral communities. While only single-stranded RNA viruses had ever reported in cacti, here we report discovery...
The family Cactaceae comprises a diverse group of typically succulent plants that are native to the American continent but have been introduced nearly all other continents, predominantly for ornamental purposes. Despite their economic, cultural, and ecological importance, very little research has conducted on viral community infects them. We previously identified highly divergent geminivirus is first known infect cacti. Recent efforts in non-cultivated asymptomatic shown diversity this...
Oxidation ponds are often used in the treatment of sewage as an aeration step prior to discharge. We identified 99 microvirus genomes from a sample oxidation pond. This diverse group microviruses expands our knowledge bacteriophages associated with pond ecosystems.
ABSTRACT The discovery of cruciviruses revealed the most explicit example a common protein homologue between DNA and RNA viruses to date. Cruciviruses are novel group circular Rep-encoding ssDNA (CRESS-DNA) that encode capsid proteins (CPs) closely related those encoded by in family Tombusviridae . apparent chimeric nature two core crucivirus genomes suggests horizontal gene transfer CP genes viruses. Here, we identified characterized 451 new ten CP-encoding genetic elements through de novo...