Viruses | Issue Cover Papers in the Second Half of 2025

1. “Differential HIV-1 Proviral Defects in Children vs. Adults on Antiretroviral Therapy”
by Jenna M. Hasson, Mary Grace Katusiime, Adam A. Capoferri, Michael J. Bale, Brian T. Luke, Wei Shao, Mark F. Cotton, Gert van Zyl, Sean C. Patro and Mary F. Kearney
Viruses 2025, 17(7), 961; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17070961
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/7/961

2. “Viral Inactivation by Light-Emitting Diodes: Action Spectra Reveal Genomic Damage as the Primary Mechanism”
by Kazuaki Mawatari, Yasuko Kadomura-Ishikawa, Takahiro Emoto, Yushi Onoda, Kai Ishida, Sae Toda, Takashi Uebanso, Toshihiko Aizawa, Shigeharu Yamauchi, Yasuo Fujikawa et al.
Viruses 2025, 17(8), 1065; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17081065
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/8/1065

3. “Construction and Segmental Reconstitution of Full-Length Infectious Clones of Milk Vetch Dwarf Virus”
by Aamir Lal, Muhammad Amir Qureshi, Man-Cheol Son, Sukchan Lee and Eui-Joon Kil
Viruses 2025, 17(9), 1213; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17091213
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/9/1213

4. “Cargo and Biological Properties of Extracellular Vesicles Released from Human Adenovirus Type 4-Infected Lung Epithelial Cells”
by Alessio Noghero, Stephanie Byrum, Chioma Okeoma and Adriana E. Kajon
Viruses 2025, 17(10), 1300; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17101300
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/10/1300

5. “Multivalent Interactions Between the Picornavirus 3C(D) Main Protease and RNA Oligonucleotides Induce Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation”
by Somnath Mondal, Saumyak Mukherjee, Kevin E. W. Namitz, Neela H. Yennawar and David D. Boehr
Viruses 2025, 17(11), 1473; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17111473
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/11/1473

6. “Minimal Polymerase-Containing Precursor Required for Chikungunya Virus RNA Synthesis”
by David Aponte-Diaz, Abha Jain, Jayden M. Harris, Jamie J. Arnold and Craig E. Cameron
Viruses 2025, 17(12), 1556; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17121556
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/12/1556