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View article: Spatial distribution of Culex mosquitoes across England and Wales, July 2023
Spatial distribution of Culex mosquitoes across England and Wales, July 2023 Open
Background With medically important arboviruses such as West Nile virus (WNV) circulating in Europe and Usutu virus (USUV) currently present in the UK, it is imperative to identify areas in the UK at risk of establishment and spread of the…
View article: Impact of temperature on vector competence of Culex pipiens molestus: implications for Usutu virus transmission in temperate regions
Impact of temperature on vector competence of Culex pipiens molestus: implications for Usutu virus transmission in temperate regions Open
Background Usutu virus (USUV) has been detected annually in the southeast of England since 2020. USUV RNA has been identified in wild birds and mosquito populations, and exposure of captive birds to USUV has also been confirmed in the UK. …
View article: Lack of Vector Competence in UK <i>Culex pipiens molestus</i> for Oropouche Virus
Lack of Vector Competence in UK <i>Culex pipiens molestus</i> for Oropouche Virus Open
Oropouche virus (OROV) is an orthobunyavirus ( Peribunyaviridae ) that has caused recurrent outbreaks in South America and has recently expanded into the Caribbean, with various biting midge and mosquito species considered vectors. Recent …
View article: Emergence Risks from Within? Metagenomic Analysis of Mosquito Viromes from Two Zoos Reveals Mosquito-associated Orthobunyaviruses in the UK
Emergence Risks from Within? Metagenomic Analysis of Mosquito Viromes from Two Zoos Reveals Mosquito-associated Orthobunyaviruses in the UK Open
In regions naïve to mosquito-borne threats, risk assessments often prioritise incursion events, particularly those driven by climate change and host movement. However, these same factors may also facilitate the emergence of viruses already…
View article: Impact of temperature on vector competence of <i>Culex pipiens molestus</i> : implications for Usutu virus transmission in temperate regions
Impact of temperature on vector competence of <i>Culex pipiens molestus</i> : implications for Usutu virus transmission in temperate regions Open
Introduction Usutu virus (USUV) has been detected annually in the southeast of England since 2020. USUV RNA has been identified in wild birds and mosquito populations, and exposure of captive birds to USUV at Zoological Society of London (…
View article: Spatial distribution of<i>Culex</i>mosquitoes across England and Wales, July 2023
Spatial distribution of<i>Culex</i>mosquitoes across England and Wales, July 2023 Open
and keywords Background With medically important arboviruses such as West Nile virus (WNV) circulating in Europe and Usutu virus (USUV) currently present in the UK, it is imperative to identify areas in the UK at risk of establishment and …
View article: Meta-analyses of Culex blood-meals indicates strong regional effect on feeding patterns
Meta-analyses of Culex blood-meals indicates strong regional effect on feeding patterns Open
Understanding host utilization by mosquito vectors is essential to assess the risk of vector-borne diseases. Many studies have investigated the feeding patterns of Culex mosquitoes by molecular analysis of blood-meals from field collected …
View article: Implementing Portable, Real-Time 16s Rrna Sequencing in the Healthcare Sector Enhances Antimicrobial Stewardship
Implementing Portable, Real-Time 16s Rrna Sequencing in the Healthcare Sector Enhances Antimicrobial Stewardship Open
View article: Features that matter: Evolutionary signatures can predict viral transmission routes
Features that matter: Evolutionary signatures can predict viral transmission routes Open
Routes of virus transmission between hosts are key to understanding viral epidemiology. Different routes have large effects on viral ecology, and likelihood and rate of transmission; for example, respiratory and vector-borne viruses togeth…
View article: UK mosquitoes are competent to transmit Usutu virus at native temperatures
UK mosquitoes are competent to transmit Usutu virus at native temperatures Open
View article: SARS-CoV-2 population dynamics in immunocompetent individuals in a closed transmission chain shows genomic diversity over the course of infection
SARS-CoV-2 population dynamics in immunocompetent individuals in a closed transmission chain shows genomic diversity over the course of infection Open
View article: Emerging Variants of Canine Enteric Coronavirus Associated with Outbreaks of Gastroenteric Disease
Emerging Variants of Canine Enteric Coronavirus Associated with Outbreaks of Gastroenteric Disease Open
A 2022 canine gastroenteritis outbreak in the United Kingdom was associated with circulation of a new canine enteric coronavirus closely related to a 2020 variant with an additional spike gene recombination. The variants are unrelated to c…
View article: Comparative genomics of a novel Erwinia species associated with the Highland midge (Culicoides impunctatus)
Comparative genomics of a novel Erwinia species associated with the Highland midge (Culicoides impunctatus) Open
Erwinia (Enterobacterales: Erwiniaceae) are a group of cosmopolitan bacteria best known as the causative agents of various plant diseases. However, other species in this genus have been found to play important roles as insect endosymbionts…
View article: Erwinia plant gene comparative analysis
Erwinia plant gene comparative analysis Open
To gain a better understanding of the ecological impact of Erwimp, common plant-related genes were compiled and searched for using PathwayTools v26.5. This dataset demonstrates presence/absence matrices for these pathways.
View article: Erwinia genomes Antismash results
Erwinia genomes Antismash results Open
antiSMASH v7.0 was utilized for the identification of secondary metabolites in the annotated genomes of Erwinia strains. This dataset includes HTML output files for each genome assessed.
View article: Features that matter: evolutionary signatures that predict viral transmission routes
Features that matter: evolutionary signatures that predict viral transmission routes Open
Routes of virus transmission between hosts are key to understanding viral epidemiology. Different routes have large effects on viral ecology, and likelihood and rate of transmission. For example, respiratory and vector-borne viruses togeth…
View article: Comparative genomics of a novel<i>Erwinia</i>species associated with the Highland midge (<i>Culicoides impunctatus</i>)
Comparative genomics of a novel<i>Erwinia</i>species associated with the Highland midge (<i>Culicoides impunctatus</i>) Open
2. Abstract Erwinia (Enterobacterales: Erwiniaceae) are a group of cosmopolitan bacteria best known as the causative agents of various plant diseases. However, other species in the group have been found to play important roles as insect en…
View article: Erwinia virulence and plant gene matrices
Erwinia virulence and plant gene matrices Open
To gain a better understanding of the ecological impact of Erwimp, common virulence factors and plant-associated genes were compiled and searched for using PathwayTools v26.5. This dataset demonstrates presence/absence matrices for these p…
View article: Antismash secondary metabolite results for Erwinia comparative genomics analysis
Antismash secondary metabolite results for Erwinia comparative genomics analysis Open
Antismash v7 HTML summaries of the secondary metabolites detected in Erwinia genomes assessed in the comparative genomics analysis of Erwinia impunctatus.
View article: Characterisation of SARS-CoV-2 genomic variation in response to molnupiravir treatment in the AGILE Phase IIa clinical trial
Characterisation of SARS-CoV-2 genomic variation in response to molnupiravir treatment in the AGILE Phase IIa clinical trial Open
View article: Emerging variants of canine enteric coronavirus associated with seasonal outbreaks of severe canine gastroenteric disease
Emerging variants of canine enteric coronavirus associated with seasonal outbreaks of severe canine gastroenteric disease Open
Canine enteric coronavirus (CECoV) variants have an emerging role in severe outbreaks of canine gastroenteritis. Here we used syndromic health data from a sentinel network of UK veterinary practices to identify an outbreak of severe canine…
View article: Monkeypox virus shows potential to infect a diverse range of native animal species across Europe, indicating high risk of becoming endemic in the region
Monkeypox virus shows potential to infect a diverse range of native animal species across Europe, indicating high risk of becoming endemic in the region Open
Background Monkeypox is a zoonotic virus which persists in animal reservoirs and periodically spills over into humans, causing outbreaks. During the current 2022 outbreak, monkeypox virus has persisted via human-human transmission, across …
View article: Characterisation of SARS-CoV-2 genomic variations in response to molnupiravir treatment in the AGILE Phase IIa clinical trial.
Characterisation of SARS-CoV-2 genomic variations in response to molnupiravir treatment in the AGILE Phase IIa clinical trial. Open
Molnupiravir is an antiviral approved for treating COVID-19, which is thought to drive lethal error catastrophe. How this drug-induced mechanism of action impacts the emergence of resistance mutations is unclear. AGILE Candidate Specific T…
View article: Genomic diversity across the Rickettsia and ‘Candidatus Megaira’ genera and proposal of genus status for the Torix group
Genomic diversity across the Rickettsia and ‘Candidatus Megaira’ genera and proposal of genus status for the Torix group Open
View article: S1 - Genome metadata and metabolic analyses for existing and newly extracted Rickettsia and Megaira symbiotic bacteria
S1 - Genome metadata and metabolic analyses for existing and newly extracted Rickettsia and Megaira symbiotic bacteria Open
What is it An excel spread sheet containing all metadata associated with new and existing Rickettsia, Torix Rickettsia (Ca. Tisiphia), Ca. Megaira and Orientia genomes used in pangenomic, metabolic…
View article: S1 - Genome metadata and metabolic analyses for existing and newly extracted Rickettsia and Megaira symbiotic bacteria
S1 - Genome metadata and metabolic analyses for existing and newly extracted Rickettsia and Megaira symbiotic bacteria Open
What is it An excel spread sheet containing all metadata associated with new and existing Rickettsia, Torix Rickettsia (Ca. Tisiphia), Ca. Megaira and Orientia genomes used in pangenomic, metabolic…
View article: The opportunities of research parasitism: A case study using the Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD)
The opportunities of research parasitism: A case study using the Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD) Open
The Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD) is primarily used to identify biological specimens based on a mitochondrial gene sequence and has been an underpinning resource for life science researchers. Importantly, curators of BOLD archive DNA …
View article: S1 - Genome metadata and metabolic analyses for existing and newly extracted Rickettsia and Megaira symbiotic bacteria
S1 - Genome metadata and metabolic analyses for existing and newly extracted Rickettsia and Megaira symbiotic bacteria Open
What is it An excel spread sheet containing all metadata associated with new and existing Rickettsia, Torix Rickettsia (Ca. Tisiphia), Ca. Megaira and Orientia genomes used in pangenomic, metabolic…
View article: S7 - Anvi'o 7 pangenome full databases for Rickettsia, Megaira and Tisiphia (==torix Rickettsia)
S7 - Anvi'o 7 pangenome full databases for Rickettsia, Megaira and Tisiphia (==torix Rickettsia) Open
What is it The Anvi'o 7 databases used to build the pangenome for Rickettsia, Megaira and Tisiphia(==torix Rickettsia) with all annotation information from KEGG and COG20 aswell as pyANI Average Nucleotide Identity scores.Figure S7 …
View article: S1 - Genome metadata and metabolic analyses for existing and newly extracted Rickettsia and Megaira symbiotic bacteria
S1 - Genome metadata and metabolic analyses for existing and newly extracted Rickettsia and Megaira symbiotic bacteria Open
What is it An excel spread sheet containing all metadata associated with new and existing Rickettsia, Torix Rickettsia (Ca. Tisiphia), Ca. Megaira and Orientia genomes used in pangenomic, metabolic…