Alexander V. Karasev

TL;DR: Phylogenetic analysis of the three replication-associated domains, MT, HEL, and RdRp, indicates that CTV and BYV form a separate closterovirus lineage within the alpha-like supergroup of positive-strand RNA viruses.

TL;DR: Phylogenetic analyses of their replicative genes as well as the conserved HSP70 demonstrate that closteroviruses co-evolved with their insect vectors, resulting in three major lineages, i.e. aphid-, mealybug-, and whitefly-transmitted viruses.

TL;DR: Three of five volunteers who had previously been immunized against rabies virus with a conventional vaccine specifically responded against the peptide antigen after ingesting spinach leaves infected with the recombinant virus, indicating the potential of the plant virus-based expression systems as supplementary oral booster for rabies vaccinations.

TL;DR: The mealybug-transmitted species have been separated from the genus Closterovirus and accommodated in a new genus named Ampelovirus (from ampelos, Greek for grapevine), and the family now comprises three genera.

TL;DR: An attempt is made to analyze various properties of the virus and its interactions with potato resistance genes and with aphid vectors to explain this recent PVY spread in potato production areas.