Find Research Outputs — UTMB Health Research Expert Profiles

2013

Immunomodulatory and antibacterial effects of cystatin 9 against Francisella tularensis

Eaves-Pyles, T., Patel, J., Arigi, E., Cong, Y., Cao, A., Garg, N., Dhiman, M., Pyles, R. B., Arulanandam, B., Miller, A. L., Popov, V. L., Soong, L., Carlsen, E. D., Coletta, C., Szabo, C. & Almeida, I. C., 2013, In: Molecular Medicine. 19, 1, p. 263-275 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

7 Scopus citations

Identification of Novel Viruses Using VirusHunter -- an Automated Data Analysis Pipeline

Zhao, G., Krishnamurthy, S., Cai, Z., Popov, V. L., Travassos da Rosa, A. P., Guzman, H., Cao, S., Virgin, H. W., Tesh, R. B. & Wang, D., Oct 22 2013, In: PloS one. 8, 10, e78470.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

53 Scopus citations

2015

Attenuated West Nile virus mutant NS1_{130-132QQA/175A/207A} exhibits virus-induced ultrastructural changes and accumulation of protein in the endoplasmic reticulum

Whiteman, M. C., Popov, V., Sherman, M. B., Wen, J. & Barrett, A. D. T., 2015, In: Journal of virology. 89, 2, p. 1474-1478 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

7 Scopus citations

Attenuated West Nile virus mutant NS1130-132QQA/175A/207A exhibits virus-induced ultrastructural changes and accumulation of protein in the endoplasmic reticulum

Whiteman, M. C., Popov, V., Sherman, M. B., Wen, J. & Barrett, A. D. T., Jan 15 2015, In: Journal of Virology. 89, 2, p. 1474-1478 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

Leishmania amazonensis amastigotes trigger neutrophil activation but resist neutrophil microbicidal mechanisms

Carlsen, E. D., Hay, C., Henard, C. A., Popov, V., Garg, N. J. & Soong, L., Nov 2013, In: Infection and immunity. 81, 11, p. 3966-3974 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

24 Scopus citations

First isolation of Aedes flavivirus in the Western Hemisphere and evidence of vertical transmission in the mosquito Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Haddow, A. D., Guzman, H., Popov, V. L., Wood, T. G., Widen, S. G., Haddow, A. D., Tesh, R. B. & Weaver, S. C., Jun 5 2013, In: Virology. 440, 2, p. 134-139 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

40 Scopus citations

2020

Characterization of ranaviruses isolated from lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus L. in the North Atlantic area: proposal for a new ranavirus species (European North Atlantic Ranavirus)

Stagg, H. E. B., Guðmundsdóttir, S., Vendramin, N., Ruane, N. M., Sigurðardóttir, H., Christiansen, D. H., Cuenca, A., Petersen, P. E., Munro, E. S., Popov, V. L., Subramaniam, K., Imnoi, K., Waltzek, T. B. & Olesen, N. J., Feb 1 2020, In: The Journal of general virology. 101, 2, p. 198-207 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2 Scopus citations

2015

Intramuscular immunization of mice with a live-Attenuated triple mutant of yersinia pestis co92 induces robust humoral and cell-mediated immunity to completely protect animals against pneumonic plague

Tiner, B. L., Sha, J., Ponnusamy, D., Baze, W. B., Fitts, E. C., Popov, V. L., Van Lier, C. J., Erova, T. E. & Chopra, A. K., Dec 2015, In: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 22, 12, p. 1255-1268 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

8 Scopus citations

2020

Characterization of a novel picornavirus isolated from moribund aquacultured clownfish

Scherbatskoy, E. C., Subramaniam, K., Al-Hussinee, L., Imnoi, K., Thompson, P. M., Popov, V. L., Fan Ng, T. F., Kelley, K. L., Alvarado, R., Wolf, J. C., Pouder, D. B., Yanong, R. P. E. & Waltzek, T. B., 2020, In: Journal of General Virology. 101, 7, p. 735-745 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

2 Scopus citations

2013

A novel mosquito-borne Orbivirus species found in South-east Asia

Kapoor, A., Tesh, R. B., Duraisamy, R., Popov, V. L., da Rosa, A. P. A. T. & Lipkin, W. I., May 2013, In: Journal of General Virology. 94, PART 5, p. 1051-1057 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

18 Scopus citations

2014

Short report: Whole genome analysis of Sierra Nevada virus, a novel mononegavirus in the family Nyamiviridae

Rogers, M. B., Cui, L., Fitch, A., Popov, V., Travassos Da Rosa, A. P. A., Vasilakis, N., Tesh, R. B. & Ghedin, E., Jul 2014, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 91, 1, p. 159-164 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

12 Scopus citations

Deletion of braun lipoprotein and plasminogen-activating protease-encoding genes attenuates Yersinia pestis in mouse models of bubonic and pneumonic plague

Van Lier, C. J., Sha, J., Kirtley, M. L., Cao, A., Tiner, B. L., Erova, T. E., Cong, Y., Kozlova, E. V., Popov, V. L., Baze, W. B. & Chopra, A. K., 2014, In: Infection and immunity. 82, 6, p. 2485-2503 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

19 Scopus citations

Arboretum and Puerto Almendras viruses: Two novel rhabdoviruses isolated from mosquitoes in Peru

Vasilakis, N., Castro-Llanos, F., Widen, S. G., Aguilar, P. V., Guzman, H., Guevara, C., Fernandez, R., Auguste, A. J., Wood, T. G., Popov, V., Mundal, K., Ghedin, E., Kochel, T. J., Holmes, E. C., Walker, P. J. & Tesh, R. B., 2014, In: Journal of General Virology. 95, PART 4, p. 787-792 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

28 Scopus citations

Cultivated vaginal microbiomes alter HIV-1 infection and antiretroviral efficacy in colonized epithelial multilayer cultures

Pyles, R. B., Vincent, K. L., Baum, M. M., Elsom, B., Miller, A. L., Maxwell, C., Eaves-Pyles, T. D., Li, G., Popov, V. L., Nusbaum, R. J. & Ferguson, M. R., Mar 27 2014, In: PloS one. 9, 3, e93419.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

28 Scopus citations

2015

Combinational deletion of three membrane protein-encoding genes highly attenuates Yersinia pestis while retaining immunogenicity in a mouse model of pneumonic plague

Tiner, B. L., Sha, J., Kirtley, M. L., Erova, T. E., Popov, V. L., Baze, W. B., van Lier, C. J., Ponnusamy, D., Andersson, J. A., Motin, V. L., Chauhan, S. & Chopra, A. K., Jan 1 2015, In: Infection and immunity. 83, 4, p. 1318-1338 21 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

12 Scopus citations

2017

Sinu virus, a novel and divergent orthomyxovirus related to members of the genus Thogotovirus isolated from mosquitoes in Colombia

Contreras-Gutiérrez, M. A., Nunes, M. R. T., Guzman, H., Uribe, S., Gallego Gómez, J. C., Suaza Vasco, J. D., Cardoso, J. F., Popov, V. L., Widen, S. G., Wood, T. G., Vasilakis, N. & Tesh, R. B., Jan 15 2017, In: Virology. 501, p. 166-175 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

12 Scopus citations

Corrigendum to ‘Sinu virus, a novel and divergent orthomyxovirus related to members of the genus Thogotovirus isolated from mosquitoes in Colombia’ [Virology 501 (2017) 166–175] (S0042682216303683)(10.1016/j.virol.2016.11.014)

Contreras-Gutiérrez, M. A., Nunes, M. R. T., Guzman, H., Uribe, S., Suaza Vasco, J. D., Cardoso, J. F., Popov, V. L., Widen, S. G., Wood, T. G., Vasilakis, N. & Tesh, R. B., Mar 1 2017, In: Virology. 503, p. 114 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

2014

Genetic and biological characterization of selected Changuinola viruses (Reoviridae, Orbivirus) from Brazil

Silva, S. P., Dilcher, M., Weber, F., Hufert, F. T., Weidmann, M., Cardoso, J. F., Carvalho, V. L., Chiang, J. O., Martins, L. C., Lima, C. P. S., Da Silva, D. E. A., Vianez-Júnior, J. L. S. G., Popov, V. L., Travassos da Rosa, A. P. A., Tesh, R. B., Vasconcelos, P. F. C. & Nunes, M. R. T., Oct 1 2014, In: Journal of General Virology. 95, p. 2251-2259 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

4 Scopus citations

2013

Exchange protein directly activated by cAMP plays a critical role in bacterial invasion during fatal rickettsioses

Gong, B., Shelite, T., Mei, F. C., Ha, T., Hu, Y., Xu, G., Chang, Q., Wakamiya, M., Ksiazek, T. G., Boor, P. J., Bouyer, D. H., Popov, V. L., Chen, J., Walker, D. H. & Cheng, X., Nov 26 2013, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 110, 48, p. 19615-19620 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

48 Scopus citations

2015

An animal model of a newly emerging human ehrlichiosis

Saito, T. B., Thirumalapura, N. R., Shelite, T. R., Rockx-Brouwer, D., Popov, V. L. & Walker, D. H., Feb 1 2015, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 211, 3, p. 452-461 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

14 Scopus citations

2012

In vivo bioluminescence imaging of Escherichia coli O104:H4 and role of aerobactin during colonization of a mouse model of infection

Torres, A. G., Cieza, R. J., Rojas-Lopez, M., Blumentritt, C. A., Souza, C. S., Johnston, R. K., Strockbine, N., Kaper, J. B., Sbrana, E. & Popov, V. L., 2012, In: BMC Microbiology. 12, 112.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

16 Scopus citations

2014

Quantitative study of Rickettsia massiliae in Rhipicephalus sanguineus organs

Milhano, N., Popov, V., Vilhena, M., Bouyer, D. H., de Sousa, R. & Walker, D. H., Oct 1 2014, In: Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 5, 6, p. 709-714 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

6 Scopus citations

2012

Surface Proteome Analysis and Characterization of Surface Cell Antigen (Sca) or Autotransporter Family of Rickettsia typhi

Sears, K. T., Ceraul, S. M., Gillespie, J. J., Allen, E. D., Popov, V. L., Ammerman, N. C., Rahman, M. S. & Azad, A. F., Aug 2012, In: PLoS pathogens. 8, 8, e1002856.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

41 Scopus citations

2017

Effects of storage temperature on airway exosome integrity for diagnostic and functional analyses

Maroto, R., Zhao, Y., Jamaluddin, M., Popov, V. L., Wang, H., Kalubowilage, M., Zhang, Y., Luisi, J., Sun, H., Culbertson, C. T., Bossmann, S. H., Motamedi, M. & Brasier, A. R., Dec 1 2017, In: Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 6, 1, 1359478.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

49 Scopus citations

2012

Antibacterial role for natural killer cells in host defense to Bacillus anthracis

Gonzales, C. M., Williams, C. B., Calderon, V. E., Huante, M. B., Moen, S. T., Popov, V. L., Baze, W. B., Peterson, J. W. & Endsley, J. J., Jan 2012, In: Infection and immunity. 80, 1, p. 234-242 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

19 Scopus citations

2014

Mesoniviruses are mosquito-specific viruses with extensive geographic distribution and host range

Vasilakis, N., Guzman, H., Firth, C., Forrester, N. L., Widen, S. G., Wood, T. G., Rossi, S. L., Ghedin, E., Popov, V., Blasdell, K. R., Walker, P. J. & Tesh, R. B., May 20 2014, In: Virology journal. 11, 1, 97.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

43 Scopus citations

2020

Evolution, purification, and characterization of rc0497: A peptidoglycan amidase from the prototypical spotted fever species rickettsia conorii

Patel, J. G., Narra, H. P., Sepuru, K. M., Sahni, A., Golla, S. R., Sahni, A., Singh, A., Schroeder, C. L. C., Chowdhury, I. H., Popov, V. L. & Sahni, S. K., Feb 1 2020, In: Biological Chemistry. 401, 2, p. 249-262 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

3 Scopus citations

2015

Mercadeo virus: A novel mosquito-specific flavivirus from Panama

Carrera, J. P., Guzman, H., Beltrán, D., Díaz, Y., López-Vergès, S., Torres-Cosme, R., Popov, V., Widen, S., Wood, T., Weaver, S., Cáceres-Carrera, L., Vasilakis, N. & Tesh, R. B., Nov 4 2015, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 93, 5, p. 1014-1019 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

17 Scopus citations

2020

Cytologic, histologic, microbiologic, and electron microscopic characterization of a canine Prototheca wickerhamii infection

Whipple, K. M., Wellehan, J. F., Jeon, A. B., Sabatino, B. R., Frasca, S., Popov, V. L., Ossiboff, R. & Leissinger, M. K., Jun 1 2020, In: Veterinary Clinical Pathology. 49, 2, p. 326-332 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

Dissemination of bloodmeal acquired Rickettsia felis in cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis

Thepparit, C., Hirunkanokpun, S., Popov, V. L., Foil, L. D. & MacAluso, K. R., 2013, In: Parasites and Vectors. 6, 1, 149.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

20 Scopus citations

2015

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

Bolling, B. G., Vasilakis, N., Guzman, H., Widen, S. G., Wood, T. G., Popov, V. L., Thangamani, S. & Tesh, R. B., Feb 1 2015, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 92, 2, p. 422-428 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

33 Scopus citations

2012

A double, long polar fimbria mutant of Escherichia coli O157:H7 expresses curli and exhibits reduced in vivo colonization

Lloyd, S. J., Ritchie, J. M., Rojas-Lopez, M., Blumentritt, C. A., Popov, V. L., Greenwich, J. L., Waldor, M. K. & Torres, A. G., Mar 2012, In: Infection and immunity. 80, 3, p. 914-920 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

33 Scopus citations

2013

Negevirus: A proposed new taxon of insect-specific viruses with wide geographic distribution

Vasilakis, N., Forrester, N. L., Palacios, G., Nasar, F., Savji, N., Rossi, S. L., Guzman, H., Wood, T. G., Popov, V., Gorchakov, R., González, A. V., Haddow, A. D., Watts, D. M., da Rosa, A. P. A. T., Weaver, S. C., Lipkin, W. I. & Tesha, R. B., Mar 2013, In: Journal of virology. 87, 5, p. 2475-2488 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

95 Scopus citations

2012

Impact of QseBC system in c-di-GMP-dependent quorum sensing regulatory network in a clinical isolate SSU of Aeromonas hydrophila

Kozlova, E. V., Khajanchi, B. K., Popov, V. L., Wen, J. & Chopra, A. K., Sep 2012, In: Microbial Pathogenesis. 53, 3-4, p. 115-124 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

20 Scopus citations

2017

Characterization of five unclassified orthobunyaviruses (Bunyaviridae) from Africa and the Americas

Rogers, M. B., Gulino, K. M., Tesh, R. B., Cui, L., Fitch, A., Unnasch, T. R., Popov, V. L., Travassos da Rosa, A. P. A., Guzman, H., Carrera, J. P., Vasilakis, N. & Ghedin, E., Sep 2017, In: Journal of General Virology. 98, 9, p. 2258-2266 9 p., 000899.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

3 Scopus citations

2013

Niakha virus: A novel member of the family Rhabdoviridae isolated from phlebotomine sandflies in Senegal

Vasilakis, N., Widen, S., Mayer, S. V., Seymour, R., Wood, T. G., Popov, V., Guzman, H., Travassos da Rosa, A. P. A., Ghedin, E., Holmes, E. C., Walker, P. J. & Tesh, R., Sep 2013, In: Virology. 444, 1-2, p. 80-89 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

20 Scopus citations

2014

Complement protective epitopes and CD55-microtubule complexes facilitate the invasion and intracellular persistence of uropathogenic escherichia coli

Rana, T., Hasan, R. J., Nowicki, S., Venkatarajan, M. S., Singh, R., Urvil, P. T., Popov, V., Braun, W. A., Popik, W., Goodwin, J. S. & Nowicki, B. J., 2014, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 209, 7, p. 1066-1076 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

8 Scopus citations

2017

Genomes of viral isolates derived from different mosquitos species

Sadeghi, M., Popov, V., Guzman, H., Phan, T. G., Vasilakis, N., Tesh, R. & Delwart, E., Oct 15 2017, In: Virus Research. 242, p. 49-57 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

15 Scopus citations

2012

Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia pseudomallei stimulate differential inflammatory responses from human alveolar type II cells (ATII) and macrophages.

Lu, R., Popov, V., Patel, J. & Eaves-Pyles, T., 2012, In: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2, p. 165 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

10 Scopus citations

2017

Almendravirus: A proposed new genus of rhabdoviruses isolated from mosquitoes in tropical regions of the Americas

Contreras, M. A., Eastwood, G., Guzman, H., Popov, V., Savit, C., Uribe, S., Kramer, L. D., Wood, T. G., Widen, S. G., Fish, D., Tesh, R. B., Vasilakis, N. & Walker, P. J., Jan 2017, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 96, 1, p. 100-109 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

12 Scopus citations

2013

Mice lacking functional STAT1 are highly susceptible to lethal infection with Lassa virus

Yun, N. E., Seregin, A. V., Walker, D. H., Popov, V. L., Walker, A. G., Smith, J. N., Miller, M., de la Torre, J. C., Smith, J. K., Borisevich, V., Fair, J. N., Wauquier, N., Grant, D. S., Bockarie, B., Bente, D. & Paessler, S., 2013, In: Journal of virology. 87, 19, p. 10908-10911 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

33 Scopus citations

2015

Attenuated West Nile virus mutant NS1_{130-132QQA/175A/207A} exhibits virus-induced ultrastructural changes and accumulation of protein in the endoplasmic reticulum

Whiteman, M. C., Popov, V., Sherman, M. B., Wen, J. & Barrett, A. D. T., 2015, In: Journal of Virology. 89, 2, p. 1474-1478 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

Noggin attenuates cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis and impaired autophagy

Cao, Y., Yang, W., Tyler, M. A., Gao, X., Duan, C., Kim, S. O., Aronson, J. F., Popov, V., Takahashi, H., Saito, H., Evers, B. M., Chao, C., Hellmich, M. R. & Ko, T. C., Mar 2013, In: Pancreas. 42, 2, p. 301-307 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

12 Scopus citations

Characterization of Farmington virus, a novel virus from birds that is distantly related to members of the family Rhabdoviridae

Palacios, G., Forrester, N. L., Savji, N., Travassos Da Rosa, A. P. A., Guzman, H., Detoy, K., Popov, V. L., Walker, P. J., Lipkin, W. I., Vasilakis, N. & Tesh, R. B., 2013, In: Virology journal. 10, 219.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

11 Scopus citations

MnSOD^tg Mice Control Myocardial Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress and Remodeling Responses Elicited in Chronic Chagas Disease

Dhiman, M., Wan, X., Popov, V. L., Vargas, G. & Garg, N. J., 2013, In: Journal of the American Heart Association. 2, 5, e000302.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

23 Scopus citations

2012

Identification of coli surface antigen 23, a novel adhesin of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Del Canto, F., Botkin, D. J., Valenzuela, P., Popov, V., Ruiz-Perez, F., Nataro, J. P., Levine, M. M., Stine, O. C., Pop, M., Torres, A. G. & Vidal, R., Aug 2012, In: Infection and immunity. 80, 8, p. 2791-2801 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

29 Scopus citations

2014

Characterization of a novel Negevirus and a novel Bunyavirus isolated from Culex (Culex) declarator mosquitoes in Trinidad

Auguste, A. J., Carrington, C. V. F., Forrester, N. L., Popov, V. L., Guzman, H., Widen, S. G., Wood, T. G., Weaver, S. C. & Tesh, R. B., Feb 2014, In: Journal of General Virology. 95, PART 2, p. 481-485 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

53 Scopus citations

2013

Kolente virus, a rhabdovirus species isolated from ticks and bats in the Republic of Guinea

Ghedin, E., Rogers, M. B., Widen, S. G., Guzman, H., da Rosa, A. P. A. T., Wood, T. G., Fitch, A., Popov, V., Holmes, E. C., Walker, P. J., Vasilakis, N. & Tesh, R. B., Dec 2013, In: Journal of General Virology. 94, PART 12, p. 2609-2615 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

21 Scopus citations

2012

Eilat virus, a unique alphavirus with host range restricted to insects by RNA replication

Nasar, F., Palacios, G., Gorchakov, R. V., Guzman, H., Travassos Da Rosa, A. P., Savji, N., Popov, V. L., Sherman, M. B., Lipkin, W. I., Tesh, R. B. & Weaver, S. C., Sep 4 2012, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 109, 36, p. 14622-14627 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

97 Scopus citations

2020

Characterization of port bolivar virus, a novel entomobirnavirus (birnaviridae) isolated from mosquitoes collected in east Texas, USA

Tesh, R. B., Bolling, B. G., Guzman, H., Popov, V. L., Wilson, A., Widen, S. G., Wood, T. G., Walker, P. J. & Vasilakis, N., 2020, In: Viruses. 12, 4, 390.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

1 Scopus citations

Filters for Publications

Search results