| | Other Issues: previous | next | latest | archiveMethodology 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 |