2014 Ranavirus Publications

 

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Peer-Refereed Journals

 

1.     Brenes, R, M. J. Gray, T. B. Waltzek, R. P. Wilkes, and D. L. Miller. 2014. Transmission of ranavirus between ectothermic vertebrate hosts. PLoS ONE 9(3): e92476. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0092476.

2.     Brenes, R., D. L. Miller, T. B. Waltzek, R. P. Wilkes, J. L. Tucker, J. C. Chaney, R. H. Hardman, M. D. Brand, R. R. Huether, and M. J. Gray. 2014. Susceptibility of fish and turtles to three ranaviruses isolated from different ectothermic vertebrate classes. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 26:118-126.

3.     Cheng, K., B. L. Escalon, J. Robert, V. G. Chinchar, and N. Garcia-Reyero.  2014.  Differential transcription of fathead minnow immune-related genes following infection with frog virus 3, an emerging pathogen of ectothermic vertebrates.  Virology 456-457:77-86

4.     Chinchar, V. G., and T. B. Waltzek.  2014.  Ranaviruses: Not just for frogs.  PLOS Pathogens 10(1):e1003850.

5.     Currylow, A. F., A. J. Johnson, and R. N. Williams.  2014.  Evidence of ranavirus infections among sympatric larval amphibians and box turtles.  Journal of Herpetology 48:117-121

6.     Earl, J. E., and M. J. Gray. 2014. Introduction of ranavirus to isolated wood frog population could cause local extinction. EcoHealth DOI: 10.1007/s10393-014-0950-y.

7.     Echaubard, P., J. Leduc, P. Pauli, V. G. Chinchar, J. Robert, and D. Lesbarreres.  2014. Environmental dependency of amphibian-ranavirus genotype interactions: evolutionary perspectives on infectious diseases.  Evolutionary Applications doi:10.1111/eva.12169.  

8.     Grayfer, L., F. de Jesus Andino, and J. Robert.  2014.  The amphibian (Xenopus laevis) type I interferon response to Frog Virus 3: new insight into ranavirus pathogenicity.  Journal of Virology 88:5766-5777

9.  Kolby, J. E., K. M. Smith, L. Berger, W. B. Karesh, A. Preston, A. Pessier, and L. F. Skerratt.  2014.  First evidence of amphbian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and ranavirus in Hong Kong amphibian trade.  PLoS ONE 9(3):e90750.

10.     Li, P., Y. Yan, S. Wei, J. Wei, R. Gao, X. Huang, Y. Huang, G. Jiang, and Q. Qin.  2014.  Isolation and characterization of a new class of DNA aptamers specific binding to Singapore grouper iridovirus (SGIV) with antiviral activities.  Virus Research 188:146-154

11.  Ma, J., L. Zeng, Y. Zhou, et al.  2014.  Ultrastructural morphogenesis of an amphibian iridovirus isolated from Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus).  Journal of Comparative Pathology 150:325-331

12.     Meng, Y. J. Ma, N. Jiang, L.-B. Zeng, and H.-B. Xiao.  2014.  Pathological and microbiological findings from mortality of the Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus).  Archives in Virology 159:1403-1412.

13.  Morrison, E. A., S. Garner, P. Echaubard, et al. 2014.  Complete genome analysis of a frog virus 3 (FV3) isolate and sequence comparison with isolates of differing level of virulence.  Virology Journal 11:46.

14.     Robert, J., and E.-S. Edholm.  2014.  A prominent role for invariant T cells in the amphibian Xenopus laevis tadpoles.  Immunogenetics doi 10.1007/s00251-014-0781-6.

15.     Sifkarovski, J., L. Grayfer, F. De Jesus Adino, B. P. Lawrence, and J. Robert.  2014.  Negative effects of low dose atrazine exposure on the development of effective immunity to FV3 in Xenopus laevis.  Developmental and Comparative Immunology 47:52-58

16. Wheelwright, N. T., M. J. Gray, R. D. Hill, and D. L. Miller 2014. Sudden mass die-off of a large population of wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) tadpoles in Maine, USA, likely due to ranavirus. Herpetological Review 45:240-242.

17.  Xie, J.F., Y.X. Lai, L. J. Huang, S. W. Yang, Y. Shi, S. P. Weng, Y. Zhang, and J. G. He.  2014.  Genome-wide analyses of proliferation-important genes of iridovirus-tiger frog virus by RNAi.  Virus Research 190:in press.

18.  Zhu, R., Z. Y. Chen, J. Wang, et al.  2014.  Extensive diversification of MHC in Chinese giant salamanders Andrias davidianus (Anda-MHC) reveals novel splice variants.  Developmental and Comparative Immunology 42:311-322.

    

 

 

Book Chapters

 

1.    Post a book chapter on ranavirus.

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Popular or News Articles

 

1.     Murray, M.  2014.  Virus found in tadpoles, turtles.  Delawareonline. 

2.     Duncan, S. H.  2014.  Saving the salamander.  Knoxville Metro Pulse.

3.     Hollingsworth, B.  2014.  UT researcher working to unravel aquatic virus.  WUOT National Public Radio.

4.     Duffus, A. L. J., M. J. Gray, D. L. Miller, and J. L. Brunner.  2014.  Second International Symposium on Ranaviruses: a North American Herpetological Perspective.  Journal of North American Herpetology 2014:105-107

 

 

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