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Kristen A. Bernard

Researcher at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Publications -  58
Citations -  4867

Kristen A. Bernard is an academic researcher from University of Wisconsin-Madison. The author has contributed to research in topics: Virus & Flavivirus. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 58 publications receiving 4475 citations. Previous affiliations of Kristen A. Bernard include State University of New York System & New York State Department of Health.

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Structure and function of flavivirus NS5 methyltransferase.

TL;DR: The results demonstrate that the N-7 methylation activity is essential for the WNV life cycle and, thus, methyltransferase represents a novel target for flavivirus therapy.
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West Nile virus infection in birds and mosquitoes, New York State, 2000.

TL;DR: West Nile (WN) virus was found throughout New York State in 2000, with the epicenter in New York City and surrounding counties, and eight mosquito species, representing four genera, were positive for WN virus.
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Genetic and phenotypic variation of West Nile virus in New York, 2000-2003.

TL;DR: Viral genetic diversity was greater in 2002 and 2003 at both the nucleotide and amino acid levels than in previous years due to the emergence of a new WNV genotype in 2002, and this genotype persisted and became dominant in 2003.
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Mutations in the E2 glycoprotein of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus confer heparan sulfate interaction, low morbidity, and rapid clearance from blood of mice.

TL;DR: It is proposed that one mechanism of attenuation is rapid viral clearance in vivo due to binding of the virus to ubiquitous heparan sulfate.