Issue · 2016
Vol.3, Iss. 1
3 articles · pp. 1-23 · All issues →
ReviewReference Genes: Essential Criteria for Assessment of the Real-Time PCR Based Virus Detection in Plants Virology
Rongfei Lu, Zhiyang Liu, Peng Fang, Guangyi Chen, Feng Sun, Yongjian Fan et al.
Real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) plays an important role in the current field of virus detection and disease dynamics. The validity and the reliability of generated data can be enhanced significantly appropriate measures. As a standard for the relati…
17 Mar 2016
ReviewA Virus-like Particle Vaccine Against Infectious Bursal Disease Virus: Potential Uses and Applications
Kang-Seuk Choi
Infectious bursal disease (IBD) virus-like particles (VLPs) comprising only viral capsid proteins mimic the naive configuration of authentic IBD virus particles. The VLPs show intrinsic immunogenicity and a high safety profile. Thus, VLPs are considered…
13 Mar 2016
Research ArticleVisualization of Borna Disease Virus Protein Interactions with Host Proteins using in situ Proximity Ligation Assay
Jonas Johansson Wensman1*a, Karl-Johan Leuchowius, Jiting Yan, Anna-Lena Berg, Liv Bode, Hanns Ludwig et al.
Borna disease virus type 1 (BDV) comprises highly conserved neurotropic non-segmented negative strand RNA-virus variants causing neurological and behavioral disorders in a wide range of mammalian animals, possibly including humans. Viral persistence in the bra…
20 Mar 2016