2022
Neighboring mutation‐mediated enhancement of dengue virus infectivity and spread
Chen L, Zhang X, Guo X, Peng W, Zhu Y, Wang Z, Yu X, Shi H, Li Y, Zhang L, Wang L, Wang P, Cheng G. Neighboring mutation‐mediated enhancement of dengue virus infectivity and spread. EMBO Reports 2022, 23: e55671. PMID: 36197120, PMCID: PMC9638853, DOI: 10.15252/embr.202255671.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Arbovirus lifecycle in mosquito: acquisition, propagation and transmission
Wu P, Yu X, Wang P, Cheng G. Arbovirus lifecycle in mosquito: acquisition, propagation and transmission. Expert Reviews In Molecular Medicine 2019, 21: e1. PMID: 30862324, DOI: 10.1017/erm.2018.6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistinct host environmentsBlood mealHaematophagous vectorsVertebrate animalsVertebrate hostsMosquito-Borne VirusesHuman diseasesNaive mosquitoesHost environmentMosquito tissuesNext blood mealInfected hostVector factorsMosquitoesPathogenic virusesHostVirus reservoirVirus survivalRecent studiesAetiological agentVirusTissueMealDiseaseGenetic Determinants of the Re-Emergence of Arboviral Diseases
Ketkar H, Herman D, Wang P. Genetic Determinants of the Re-Emergence of Arboviral Diseases. Viruses 2019, 11: 150. PMID: 30759739, PMCID: PMC6410223, DOI: 10.3390/v11020150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral genetic determinantsPublic health threatGenetic determinantsZika virusViral transmissionInfectious diseasesArboviral diseasesWest NileHealth threatYellow feverDiseaseViral fitnessViral geneticsVector competenceInternational travelVirusMosquitoesGlobal climate changeMosquito populationsFeverHost
2008
A Differential Role for BB0365 in the Persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Mice and Ticks
Pal U, Dai J, Li X, Neelakanta G, Luo P, Kumar M, Wang P, Yang X, Anderson JF, Fikrig E. A Differential Role for BB0365 in the Persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Mice and Ticks. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2008, 197: 148-155. PMID: 18171298, DOI: 10.1086/523764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVertebrate hostsWild-type B. burgdorferiArthropod vectorsB. burgdorferi persistenceB. burgdorferi transcriptomeDiverse murine tissuesSpirochete life cycleLife cycleB. burgdorferi B31Lyme disease agentGene productsMurine tissuesGenesWild rodentsDisease agentsDifferential rolesFeeding ticksB. burgdorferiInfectious isolatesHostBorrelia burgdorferiTicksTranscriptomePersistence of BorreliaMutants