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Volume 6;  2009
Methodology
Development of real time PCR for detection and quantitation of Dengue Viruses
KR Gurukumar, D Priyadarshini, JA Patil, A Bhagat, A Singh, PS Shah, and D Cecilia
Virol J. 2009; 6: 10. Published online 2009 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-10.
PMCID: PMC2651855
A simplified in vitro ligation approach to clone an E1B55k-deleted double-targeted conditionally-replicative adenovirus
Yosef S Haviv
Virol J. 2009; 6: 18. Published online 2009 February 7. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-18.
PMCID: PMC2647529
Analysis of adenoviral attachment to human platelets
Nilly Shimony, Gregory Elkin, Dror Kolodkin-Gal, Lina Krasny, Simcha Urieli-Shoval, and Yosef S Haviv
Virol J. 2009; 6: 25. Published online 2009 February 17. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-25.
PMCID: PMC2649059
Research
Phylogenetic studies reveal existence of multiple lineages of a single genotype of DENV-1 (genotype III) in India during 1956–2007
Himani Kukreti, Paban Kumar Dash, Manmohan Parida, Artee Chaudhary, Parag Saxena, RS Rautela, Veena Mittal, Mala Chhabra, D Bhattacharya, Shiv Lal, PV Lakshmana Rao, and Arvind Rai
Virol J. 2009; 6: 1. Published online 2009 January 6. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-1.
PMCID: PMC2667167
An HPV 16 L1-based chimeric human papilloma virus-like particles containing a string of epitopes produced in plants is able to elicit humoral and cytotoxic T-cell activity in mice
Georgina Paz De la Rosa, Alberto Monroy-García, María de Lourdes Mora-García, Cristina Gehibie Reynaga Peña, Jorge Hernández-Montes, Benny Weiss-Steider, and Miguel Angel Gómez Lim
Virol J. 2009; 6: 2. Published online 2009 January 6. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-2.
PMCID: PMC2639544
Production of recombinant AAV vectors encoding insulin-like growth factor I is enhanced by interaction among AAV rep regulatory sequences
Shuiliang Shi, Scott A Mercer, Robert Dilley, and Stephen B Trippel
Virol J. 2009; 6: 3. Published online 2009 January 7. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-3.
PMCID: PMC2633264
Characterisation of immune responses and protective efficacy in mice after immunisation with Rift Valley Fever virus cDNA constructs
Nina Lagerqvist, Jonas Näslund, Åke Lundkvist, Michèle Bouloy, Clas Ahlm, and Göran Bucht
Virol J. 2009; 6: 6. Published online 2009 January 17. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-6.
PMCID: PMC2637244
PreS1 epitope recognition in newborns after vaccination with the third-generation Sci-B-Vac™ vaccine and their relation to the antibody response to hepatitis B surface antigen
Ulla B Hellström, Kazimierz Madalinski, and Staffan PE Sylvan
Virol J. 2009; 6: 7. Published online 2009 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-7.
PMCID: PMC2635352
Inhibition of lentivirus replication by aqueous extracts of Prunella vulgaris
Melinda A Brindley, Mark P Widrlechner, Joe-Ann McCoy, Patricia Murphy, Cathy Hauck, Ludmila Rizshsky, Basil Nikolau, and Wendy Maury
Virol J. 2009; 6: 8. Published online 2009 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-8.
PMCID: PMC2645367
Analysis of a conserved RGE/RGD motif in HCV E2 in mediating entry
Katharina B Rothwangl and Lijun Rong
Virol J. 2009; 6: 12. Published online 2009 January 26. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-12.
PMCID: PMC2637243
Consensus siRNA for inhibition of HCV genotype-4 replication
Abdel Rahman N Zekri, Abeer A Bahnassy, Hanaa M Alam El-Din, and Hosny M Salama
Virol J. 2009; 6: 13. Published online 2009 January 27. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-13.
PMCID: PMC2661880
Immunohistochemistry for detection of avian infectious bronchitis virus strain M41 in the proventriculus and nervous system of experimentally infected chicken embryos
Ahmed S Abdel-Moneim, Priscila Zlotowski, Jutta Veits, Günther M Keil, and Jens P Teifke
Virol J. 2009; 6: 15. Published online 2009 February 5. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-15.
PMCID: PMC2657138
Packaging of viral RNAs in virions of adenoviruses
Li Xing and Suresh K Tikoo
Virol J. 2009; 6: 16. Published online 2009 February 5. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-16.
PMCID: PMC2647528
Production and purification of immunologically active core protein p24 from HIV-1 fused to ricin toxin B subunit in E. coli
Alberto J Donayre-Torres, Ernesto Esquivel-Soto, María de Lourdes Gutiérrez-Xicoténcatl, Fernando R Esquivel-Guadarrama, and Miguel A Gómez-Lim
Virol J. 2009; 6: 17. Published online 2009 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-17.
PMCID: PMC2653483
Expression and characterization of the UL31 protein from duck enteritis virus
Wei Xie, Anchun Cheng, Mingshu Wang, Hua Chang, Dekang Zhu, Qihui Luo, Renyong Jia, and Xiaoyue Chen
Virol J. 2009; 6: 19. Published online 2009 February 10. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-19.
PMCID: PMC2661054
Gene expression in primate liver during viral hemorrhagic fever
Mahmoud Djavani, Oswald R Crasta, Yan Zhang, Juan Carlos Zapata, Bruno Sobral, Melissa G Lechner, Joseph Bryant, Harry Davis, and Maria S Salvato
Virol J. 2009; 6: 20. Published online 2009 February 12. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-20.
PMCID: PMC2657139
Prevalence of HBV and HCV among blood donors in Kosovo
Hajrullah Fejza and Skender Telaku
Virol J. 2009; 6: 21. Published online 2009 February 13. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-21.
PMCID: PMC2649057
Deletions of neuraminidase and resistance to oseltamivir may be a consequence of restricted receptor specificity in recent H3N2 influenza viruses
Shelly Gulati, David F Smith, and Gillian M Air
Virol J. 2009; 6: 22. Published online 2009 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-22.
PMCID: PMC2649058
Intrinsic disorder in Viral Proteins Genome-Linked: experimental and predictive analyses
Eugénie Hébrard, Yannick Bessin, Thierry Michon, Sonia Longhi, Vladimir N Uversky, François Delalande, Alain Van Dorsselaer, Pedro Romero, Jocelyne Walter, Nathalie Declerk, and Denis Fargette
Virol J. 2009; 6: 23. Published online 2009 February 16. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-23.
PMCID: PMC2649914
A unique influenza A (H5N1) virus causing a focal poultry outbreak in 2007 in Manipur, India
Akhilesh C Mishra, Sarah S Cherian, Alok K Chakrabarti, Shailesh D Pawar, Santosh M Jadhav, Biswajoy Pal, Satish Raut, Santosh Koratkar, and Sadhana S Kode
Virol J. 2009; 6: 26. Published online 2009 February 24. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-26.
PMCID: PMC2654876
HIV-1 CRF 02 AG polymerase genes in Southern Ghana are mosaics of different 02 AG strains and the protease gene cannot infer subtypes
Kwamena W Sagoe, Magda Dwidar, Theophilus K Adiku, and Max Q Arens
Virol J. 2009; 6: 27. Published online 2009 February 26. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-27.
PMCID: PMC2655287
Engineering the vaccinia virus L1 protein for increased neutralizing antibody response after DNA immunization
Kaori Shinoda, Linda S Wyatt, Kari R Irvine, and Bernard Moss
Virol J. 2009; 6: 28. Published online 2009 March 3. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-28.
PMCID: PMC2654435
Epstein-Barr Nuclear Antigen 1 modulates replication of oriP-plasmids by impeding replication and transcription fork migration through the family of repeats
Ashok Aiyar, Siddhesh Aras, Amber Washington, Gyanendra Singh, and Ronald B Luftig
Virol J. 2009; 6: 29. Published online 2009 March 5. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-29.
PMCID: PMC2654434
The C-terminal sequence of the large hepatitis delta antigen is variable but retains the ability to bind clathrin
Yu-Cheng Wang, Chi-Ruei Huang, Mei Chao, and Szecheng J Lo
Virol J. 2009; 6: 31. Published online 2009 March 16. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-31.
PMCID: PMC2661055
Properties and use of novel replication-competent vectors based on Semliki Forest virus
Kai Rausalu, Anna Iofik, Liane Ülper, Liis Karo-Astover, Valeria Lulla, and Andres Merits
Virol J. 2009; 6: 33. Published online 2009 March 24. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-33.
PMCID: PMC2669057
Pathogenesis of swine influenza virus (Thai isolates) in weanling pigs: an experimental trial
Donruethai Sreta, Roongtham Kedkovid, Sophon Tuamsang, Pravina Kitikoon, and Roongroje Thanawongnuwech
Virol J. 2009; 6: 34. Published online 2009 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-34.
PMCID: PMC2678088
A highly divergent South African geminivirus species illuminates the ancient evolutionary history of this family
Arvind Varsani, Dionne N Shepherd, Kyle Dent, Aderito L Monjane, Edward P Rybicki, and Darren P Martin
Virol J. 2009; 6: 36. Published online 2009 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-36.
PMCID: PMC2666655
Avian influenza virus (H5N1); effects of physico-chemical factors on its survival
Muhammad Akbar Shahid, Muhammad Abubakar, Sajid Hameed, and Shamsul Hassan
Virol J. 2009; 6: 38. Published online 2009 March 28. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-38.
PMCID: PMC2670273
Analysis of hemagglutinin-mediated entry tropism of H5N1 avian influenza
Ying Guo, Emily Rumschlag-Booms, Jizhen Wang, Haixia Xiao, Jia Yu, Jianwei Wang, Li Guo, George F Gao, Youjia Cao, Michael Caffrey, and Lijun Rong
Virol J. 2009; 6: 39. Published online 2009 April 2. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-39.
PMCID: PMC2679739
Incorporation of membrane-bound, mammalian-derived immunomodulatory proteins into influenza whole virus vaccines boosts immunogenicity and protection against lethal challenge
Andrew S Herbert, Lynn Heffron, Roy Sundick, and Paul C Roberts
Virol J. 2009; 6: 42. Published online 2009 April 24. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-42.
PMCID: PMC2679740
Ethnic and geographical differences in HLA associations with the outcome of hepatitis C virus infection
Jane H Wang, Xin Zheng, Xiaogang Ke, M Tevfik Dorak, Jingjing Shen, Basmattee Boodram, Maurice O'Gorman, Kenneth Beaman, Scott J Cotler, Ronald Hershow, and Lijun Rong
Virol J. 2009; 6: 46. Published online 2009 May 1. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-46.
PMCID: PMC2679741
Reviews
Feeling manipulated: cytomegalovirus immune manipulation
Mindy Miller-Kittrell and Tim E Sparer
Virol J. 2009; 6: 4. Published online 2009 January 9. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-4.
PMCID: PMC2636769
Viruses and thyroiditis: an update
Rachel Desailloud and Didier Hober
Virol J. 2009; 6: 5. Published online 2009 January 12. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-5.
PMCID: PMC2654877
Influenza virus antigenic variation, host antibody production and new approach to control epidemics
Jiezhong Chen and Yi-Mo Deng
Virol J. 2009; 6: 30. Published online 2009 March 13. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-30.
PMCID: PMC2666653
Herpes simplex virus infection in pregnancy and in neonate: status of art of epidemiology, diagnosis, therapy and prevention
Elena Anzivino, Daniela Fioriti, Monica Mischitelli, Anna Bellizzi, Valentina Barucca, Fernanda Chiarini, and Valeria Pietropaolo
Virol J. 2009; 6: 40. Published online 2009 April 6. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-40.
PMCID: PMC2671497
Short Reports
Conserved retinoblastoma protein-binding motif in human cytomegalovirus UL97 kinase minimally impacts viral replication but affects susceptibility to maribavir
Rachel B Gill, Samuel L Frederick, Caroll B Hartline, Sunwen Chou, and Mark N Prichard
Virol J. 2009; 6: 9. Published online 2009 January 21. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-9.
PMCID: PMC2636770
Characterization of culture-positive adenovirus serotypes from respiratory specimens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada: September 2007–June 2008
Rani Yeung, AliReza Eshaghi, Ernesto Lombos, Joanne Blair, Tony Mazzulli, Laura Burton, and Steven J Drews
Virol J. 2009; 6: 11. Published online 2009 January 26. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-11.
PMCID: PMC2656483
A conserved predicted pseudoknot in the NS2A-encoding sequence of West Nile and Japanese encephalitis flaviviruses suggests NS1' may derive from ribosomal frameshifting
Andrew E Firth and John F Atkins
Virol J. 2009; 6: 14. Published online 2009 February 5. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-14.
PMCID: PMC2657137
Isolation and characterization of a genotype 4 Hepatitis E virus strain from an infant in China
Wen Zhang, Shixing Yang, Quan Shen, Junfeng Liu, Tongling Shan, Fen Huang, Huibo Ning, Yanjun Kang, Zhibiao Yang, Li Cui, Jianguo Zhu, and Xiuguo Hua
Virol J. 2009; 6: 24. Published online 2009 February 16. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-24.
PMCID: PMC2649060
Analysis of the coding potential of the partially overlapping 3' ORF in segment 5 of the plant fijiviruses
Andrew E Firth and John F Atkins
Virol J. 2009; 6: 32. Published online 2009 March 17. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-32.
PMCID: PMC2666654
Dengue viruses binding proteins from Aedes aegypti and Aedes polynesiensis salivary glands
Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau
Virol J. 2009; 6: 35. Published online 2009 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-35.
PMCID: PMC2670272
Verification of the Combimatrix influenza detection assay for the detection of influenza A subtype during the 2007–2008 influenza season in Toronto, Canada
Shelly Bolotin, Ernesto Lombos, Rani Yeung, AliReza Eshaghi, Joanne Blair, and Steven J Drews
Virol J. 2009; 6: 37. Published online 2009 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-37.
PMCID: PMC2664794
The genome and proteome of a virulent Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteriophage closely resembling Salmonella phage Felix O1
Andre Villegas, Yi-Min She, Andrew M Kropinski, Erika J Lingohr, Amanda Mazzocco, Shivani Ojha, Thomas E Waddell, Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann, Dianne M Moyles, Rafiq Ahmed, and Roger P Johnson
Virol J. 2009; 6: 41. Published online 2009 April 20. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-41.
PMCID: PMC2674420
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