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Pathogens, Volume 13, Issue 6

June 2024 - 92 articles

Cover Story: Verticillium wilt is a significant disease that must be managed by cotton producers around the world. Utilising reporter genes, we analyzed infections of the ascomycete fungus Verticillium dahliae in susceptible cotton hosts. We tagged Australian pathotypes that form distinct lineages of V. dahliae with either green or red fluorescent proteins to understand how it causes diseases in the field.  It was evident that the pathotypes showed in plantae characteristics of a vascular fungal pathogen and induced classic wilt symptoms in cotton plants. Using fluorescence as a marker, we also showed that common weed plant species can act as reservoirs for this pathogen, facilitating infection in subsequent cropping cycles. Our work will aid in the management of this disease in the field. View this paper
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Articles (92)

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,471 Views
28 Pages

Does Phage Therapy Need a Pan-Phage?

  • Petros Bozidis,
  • Eleftheria Markou,
  • Athanasia Gouni and
  • Konstantina Gartzonika

The emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria is undoubtedly one of the most serious global health threats. One response to this threat that has been gaining momentum over the past decade is ‘phage therapy’. According to this, lytic bacte...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,940 Views
14 Pages

Epidemiological Characterization and Genetic Variation of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant in Palestine

  • Suheir Ereqat,
  • Nabil-Fareed Alikhan,
  • Amer Al-Jawabreh,
  • Michaela Matthews,
  • Ahmed Al-Jawabreh,
  • Leonardo de Oliveira Martins,
  • Alexander J. Trotter,
  • Mai Al-Kaila,
  • Andrew J. Page and
  • Mark J. Pallen
  • + 1 author

The emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants in Palestine highlights the need for continuous genetic surveillance and accurate screening strategies. This case series study aimed to investigate the geographic distribution and genetic variation of the SARS...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,200 Views
12 Pages

MultiTEP-Based Vaccines Targeting SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein IgG Epitopes Elicit Robust Binding Antibody Titers with Limited Virus-Neutralizing Activity

  • Tatevik Antonyan,
  • Garri Chilingaryan,
  • Karen Zagorski,
  • Manush Ghazaryan,
  • Armine Hovakimyan,
  • Hayk Davtyan,
  • Irina Petrushina,
  • Olga King,
  • Roman Kniazev and
  • Nikolai Petrovsky
  • + 1 author

Within the last two decades, SARS-CoV-2 was the third zoonotic severe acute respiratory betacoronavirus (sarbecovirus) to infect humans, following SARS and MERS. The disruptions caused by the pandemic underscore the need for a universal vaccine again...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,047 Views
14 Pages

Genetic Complexity of CC5 Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Associated with Sternal Bursitis in Chickens: Antimicrobial Resistance, Virulence, Plasmids, and Biofilm Formation

  • Vanessa Silva,
  • Jessica Ribeiro,
  • Pedro Teixeira,
  • Pedro Pinto,
  • Madalena Vieira-Pinto,
  • Patrícia Poeta,
  • Manuela Caniça and
  • Gilberto Igrejas

Sternal bursitis, a common inflammatory condition in poultry, poses significant challenges to both animal welfare and public health. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence, antimicrobial resistance, and genetic characteristics of Staphylococc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,892 Views
22 Pages

Evaluation of RNA Secondary Stem-Loop Structures in the UTRs of Mouse Hepatitis Virus as New Therapeutic Targets

  • Gyuhyun Kang,
  • Sun Hee Lee,
  • Miyeon Cho,
  • Ji-hyeon Kim,
  • Hyosun Cho and
  • Hyojeung Kang

MHV-A59 is a beta-coronavirus that causes demyelinating encephalitis and hepatitis in mice. Recently, the mouse infection model of MHV-A59 has been used as an alternative animal infection model for SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2, aiding the development of n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,235 Views
18 Pages

The Detection of Vaccine Virus and Protection of a Modified Live, Intranasal, Trivalent Vaccine in Neonatal, Colostrum-Fed Calves with an Experimental Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus Challenge

  • Stephanie Perkins-Oines,
  • Nirosh D. Senevirathne,
  • Greta M. Krafsur,
  • Karim Abdelsalam,
  • David Renter,
  • Brent Meyer and
  • Christopher C. L. Chase

The efficacy of an intranasal (IN) bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) vaccine administered in the presence of passive immunity was assessed. Pooled colostrum was administered by intubation to 50 beef-dairy crossbred calves the day they were bo...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,831 Views
15 Pages

Genetic Diversity of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus for a Global Scenario: A Comprehensive Review

  • Muthu Sankar,
  • Binod Kumar,
  • Haranahally Vasanthachar Manjunathachar,
  • Balasamudram Chandrasekhar Parthasarathi,
  • Abhijit Nandi,
  • Chemmangat Kunnath Subramanian Neethu,
  • Gaurav Nagar and
  • Srikant Ghosh

Rhipicephalus microplus poses a substantial threat to livestock health and agricultural economies worldwide. Its remarkable adaptability to diverse environments and hosts is a testament to its extensive genetic diversity. This review delves into the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,006 Views
19 Pages

Subclinical Ovine Gammaherpesvirus 2-Related Infections in Free-Ranging Wild Boars (Sus scrofa) from Southern Brazil

  • Selwyn Arlington Headley,
  • Juliana Torres Tomazi Fritzen,
  • Flavia Helena Pereira Silva,
  • Silvio Luis Marsiglio Minarelli,
  • Leandro Meneguelli Biondo,
  • Louise Bach Kmetiuk,
  • Alexander Welker Biondo and
  • Amauri Alcindo Alfieri

Ovine gammaherpesvirus 2 (OvGHV2), is a Macavirus and the cause of sheep-associated malignant catarrhal fever (SA-MCF), in which sheep are the asymptomatic reservoir hosts. Susceptible mammalian populations infected by OvGHV2 may develop clinical SA-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,326 Views
24 Pages

Adaptive Cellular Responses following SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Primary Antibody Deficiency Patients

  • Sudhir Gupta,
  • Houfen Su,
  • Sudhanshu Agrawal,
  • Yesim Demirdag,
  • Michelle Tran and
  • Sastry Gollapudi

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, in a short span of 3 years, vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in the end of the pandemic. Patients with inborn errors of immunity (IEI) are at an increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection; however, se...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,057 Views
5 Pages

The importance of gaining a greater understanding of the infectious diseases of wild animal populations and the impact of emerging and re-emerging pathogens has never been more sharply in focus than in the current post-COVID-19 world [...]

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