Insect viruses : detection, characterization and roles / / Christopher J. Connell and Dominick P. Ralston, editors

• Pubblicazione: Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Biomedical Books, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (200 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.9/101
• Soggetto topico: Insects - Viruses; Medical virology; Viral pesticides
• Altri autori: ConnellChristopher J RalstonDominick P
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- INSECT VIRUSES: DETECTION, CHARACTERIZATION AND ROLES -- INSECT VIRUSES: DETECTION, CHARACTERIZATION AND ROLES -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Insect Virus Proteins Involved in the Peroral Infectivity of the Viruses and Their Potential Practical Application in Pest Control -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Spindles (Fusolin) -- 2.1. Properties of EPVs -- 2.2. Enhancement of Virus Infection -- 2.3. Mode of Action of Infectivity-Enhancement -- 3. Enhancin (Granules) -- 3.1. Properties of GVs -- 3.2. Enhancement of Baculovirus Infectivity -- 3.3. Mode of Action of Infectivity-Enhancement -- 4. Other Proteins -- 5. Application of Viral Proteins in Pest Control -- 5.1. Viral Insecticides and Improvement of Their Infectivity -- 5.2. Developing Efficient Mass Production of the Proteins -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 RNAi and the Study of Insect Immunity -- Abstract -- Introduction -- RNA Interference -- Insect Immunity -- RNAi and Insect Immunity -- Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs) -- Melanization and Clotting -- Pattern Recognition Proteins -- Phagocytosis -- Parasitoids and Viruses -- Refractoriness -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Epidemiology of Kakugo Virus, An Insect Picorna-like Virus Identified in Aggressive Honeybee Workers - A Study of Virus-Host Interactions in the Honeybee Society -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Kakugo Virus Identified from Aggressive Worker Bees -- Prevalence of KV and Route of Infection in a Colony -- Phylogeny of Kakugo Virus and Close Relationship with Deformed Wing Virus -- Interactions between the Honeybee and the Viruses -- Perspectives -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 4 Honeybee Viruses in Uruguay: First Detection of Honeybee Viruses in South America and Their Potential Role in Mortality of Honeybees -- Abstract -- Introduction. ; Materials and Methods -- Samples -- RNA Extraction -- RT-PCR -- Data Analysis -- Results -- Survey 2004 -- Survey 2005 -- Winter Samples -- Summer Samples -- Nosema Spp. and V. destructor in Winter -- Nosema Spp. and V. destructor in Summer -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 Encephalitic Arboviruses: Emerging and Re-Emerging Problem -- Abstract -- Introduction -- American Epidemiology of Arboviral Encephalitides -- African Epidemiology of Arboviral Encephalitides -- Euro-Asiatic Epidemiology of Arboviral Encephalitides -- Main Encephalitic Arboviruses of Far East Group -- Clinical Manifestations -- Diagnosis -- Personal Contribution -- Seroprevalence Study of Tick Borne Encephalitis, Dengue and Toscana Virus in Turin Province -- References -- Chapter 6 Neurologic Manifestations of West Nile Virus Infection -- Abstract -- West Nile Virus (WNV) -- Transmission and Replication -- Clinical Features of the Non-Neurological West Nile Fever -- Neurologic Manifestations -- Encephalitis -- Aseptic Meningitis -- Acute Myelitis -- Rare Neurological Manifestations -- Pathogenesis of WNV Neural Damage -- Treatment of Neural WN Infection -- References -- Chapter 7 Effects of Coinfection with Borrelia Burgdorferi and Anaplasma Phagocytophilum in Vector Ticks and Vertebrate Hosts -- Abstract -- Introduction -- 1. Coinfection with Borrelia Burgdorferi and Anaplasma Phagocytophilum in Vector Ticks -- 1.A. Acquisition Experiment -- 1.B. Transmission Experiment -- 2. Interaction Between Borrelia Burgdorferi and Anaplasma Phagocytophilum in Sequential Infection in a Reservoir Host -- Primary Infection -- Challenge and Xenodiagnosis -- PCR -- IFA -- Borrelia Only (Group I) -- Anaplasma + Borrelia (Group II) -- Anaplasma Only (Group III) -- Borrelia + Anaplasma (Group IV) -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References. ; Short Communication A Early Detection of Baculovirus Expression and Infection in Lepidopteran Larvae Fed Occlusion Bodies of an AcMNPV Recombinant Carrying a Red Fluorescent Protein Gene* -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Short Communication B Reovirus-like Double Stranded RNA Fractions in a Drosophila Melanogaster Line Containing Individual Second Chromosome from Natural Population -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Nature of the Additional Nucleic Acids Material -- Putative Virus-host Genome Interactions -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Short Communication C Cellular Secretion of Sf21 Cells upon Baculovirus Infection -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index -- Blank Page.
• Titolo autorizzato: Insect viruses
• ISBN: 1-61470-097-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821411503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Virology research progress series.