Cell-Fusing Agent Virus Reduces Arbovirus Dissemination in Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes In Vivo

A Baidaliuk, EF Miot, S Lequime… - Journal of …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are the main vectors of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) of
public health significance, such as the flaviviruses dengue virus (DENV) and Zika virus …

[HTML][HTML] Cell fusing agent virus and dengue virus mutually interact in Aedes aegypti cell lines

G Zhang, S Asad, AA Khromykh, S Asgari - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The genus Flavivirus contains more than 70 single-stranded, positive-sense arthropod-
borne RNA viruses. Some flaviviruses are particularly medically important to humans and …

Vertical and horizontal transmission of cell fusing agent virus in Aedes aegypti

RAE Logan, S Quek, JN Muthoni… - Applied and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cell fusing agent virus (CFAV) is an insect-specific flavivirus (ISF) found in Aedes aegypti
mosquitoes. ISFs have demonstrated the ability to modulate the infection or transmission of …

[HTML][HTML] Dual Insect specific virus infection limits Arbovirus replication in Aedes mosquito cells

MJ Schultz, HM Frydman, JH Connor - Virology, 2018 - Elsevier
Aedes mosquitoes are vectors for many pathogenic viruses. Cell culture systems facilitate
the investigation of virus growth in the mosquito vector. We found Zika virus (ZIKV) growth to …

Host range restriction of insect-specific flaviviruses occurs at several levels of the viral life cycle

S Junglen, M Korries, W Grasse, J Wieseler, A Kopp… - Msphere, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
The genus Flavivirus contains emerging arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) infecting
vertebrates, as well as insect-specific viruses (ISVs)(ie, viruses whose host range is …

[HTML][HTML] Infectious DNAs derived from insect-specific flavivirus genomes enable identification of pre-and post-entry host restrictions in vertebrate cells

TBH Piyasena, YX Setoh, J Hobson-Peters… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract Flaviviruses such as West Nile virus (WNV), dengue virus and Zika virus are
mosquito-borne pathogens that cause significant human diseases. A novel group of insect …

[HTML][HTML] Insect-specific viruses detected in laboratory mosquito colonies and their potential implications for experiments evaluating arbovirus vector competence

BG Bolling, N Vasilakis, H Guzman… - The American journal …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Recently, there has been a dramatic increase in the detection and characterization of insect-
specific viruses in field-collected mosquitoes. Evidence suggests that these viruses are …

[HTML][HTML] Aedes aegypti (Aag2)-derived clonal mosquito cell lines reveal the effects of pre-existing persistent infection with the insect-specific bunyavirus Phasi …

AC Fredericks, TA Russell, LE Wallace… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Aedes aegypti is a vector mosquito of major public health importance,
transmitting arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) such as chikungunya, dengue, yellow …

Isolation of a new strain of the flavivirus cell fusing agent virus in a natural mosquito population from Puerto Rico

S Cook, SN Bennett, EC Holmes… - Journal of General …, 2006 - microbiologyresearch.org
The genus Flavivirus contains approximately 70 single-stranded, positive-sense RNA
viruses that are mosquito-borne, tick-borne or have no known vector. Two discoveries …

A New Clade of Insect-Specific Flaviviruses from Australian Anopheles Mosquitoes Displays Species-Specific Host Restriction

AMG Colmant, J Hobson-Peters, H Bielefeldt-Ohmann… - MSphere, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Flaviviruses are arthropod-borne viruses found worldwide and are responsible for significant
human and veterinary diseases, including dengue, Zika, and West Nile fever. Some …