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2019

Gut-associated bacteria invade the midgut epithelium of Aedes aegypti and stimulate innate immunity and suppress Zika virus infection in cells

Hegde, S., Voronin, D., Casas-Sanchez, A., Saldaña, M. A., Heinz, E., Acosta-Serrano, A., Popov, V. L., Chopra, A. K. & Hughes, G., Dec 6 2019, In: Unknown Journal.

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Characterization of triniti virus supports its reclassification in the family peribunyaviridae

Lima, J. A., Neto, J. P. N., Castro, K. S., da Rosa, A. P. D. A. T., Tesh, R., Nunes, M. R. T., Popov, V. L., Vasilakis, N., Guzman, H., Widen, S., da Silva, S. P., Medeiros, D. B. D. A., Cardoso, J. F., Martins, L. C., Azevedo, R. D. S. D. S., Vasconcelos, P. F. D. C. & Chiang, J. O., Feb 2019, In: Journal of General Virology. 100, 2, p. 137-144 8 p., 001196.

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2 Scopus citations

2018

Genome sequence of chiqui virus, a novel reovirus isolated from mosquitoes collected in Colombia

Contreras-Gutiérrez, M. A., Guzman, H., Cardoso, J. F., Popov, V. L., Nunes, M. R. T., Uribe, S., Widen, S. G., Wood, T. G., Vasilakis, N. & Tesh, R. B., Sep 27 2018, In: Microbiology Resource Announcements. 7, 12, e00881-18.

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1 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.

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20 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.

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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.

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21 Scopus citations

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.

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12 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.

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43 Scopus citations

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.

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7 Scopus citations

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.

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21 Scopus citations

2019

Atg5 supports Rickettsia australis infection in macrophages in vitro and in vivo

Bechelli, J., Vergara, L., Smalley, C., Buzhdygan, T. P., Bender, S., Zhang, W., Liu, Y., Popov, V. L., Wang, J., Garg, N., Hwang, S., Walker, D. H. & Fang, R., Jan 1 2019, In: Infection and immunity. 87, 1, e00651.

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9 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.

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97 Scopus citations

2018

Phylogenomic characterization of two novel members of the genus Megalocytivirus from archived ornamental fish samples

Koda, S. A., Subramaniam, K., Francis-Floyd, R., Yanong, R. P., Frasca, S., Groff, J. M., Popov, V. L., Fraser, W. A., Yan, A., Mohan, S. & Waltzek, T. B., Aug 28 2018, In: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 130, 1, p. 11-14 4 p.

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10 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.

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12 Scopus citations

2018

Exchange protein directly activated by cAMP modulates ebola virus uptake into vascular endothelial cells

Drelich, A., Judy, B., He, X., Chang, Q., Yu, S., Li, X., Lu, F., Wakamiya, M., Popov, V., Zhou, J., Ksiazek, T. & Gong, B., Oct 16 2018, In: Viruses. 10, 10, 563.

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4 Scopus citations

2019

Characterization of a novel megalocytivirus isolated from european chub (Squalius cephalus)

Halaly, M. A., Subramaniam, K., Koda, S. A., Popov, V. L., Stone, D., Way, K. & Waltzek, T. B., May 2019, In: Viruses. 11, 5, 440.

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Open Access

3 Scopus citations

Development of a novel ex vivo nasal epithelial cell model supporting colonization with human nasal microbiota

Charles, D. D., Fisher, J. R., Hoskinson, S. M., Medina-Colorado, A. A., Shen, Y. C., Chaaban, M. R., Widen, S. G., Eaves-Pyles, T. D., Maxwell, C. A., Miller, A. L., Popov, V. L. & Pyles, R. B., 2019, In: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 9, MAY, 165.

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Open Access

6 Scopus citations

2018

Peli1 facilitates virus replication and promotes neuroinflammation during West Nile virus infection

Luo, H., Winkelmann, E. R., Zhu, S., Ru, W., Mays, E., Silvas, J. A., Vollmer, L. L., Gao, J., Peng, B. H., Bopp, N. E., Cromer, C., Shan, C., Xie, G., Li, G., Tesh, R., Popov, V. L., Shi, P. Y., Sun, S. C., Wu, P., Klein, R. S. & 4 others, Tang, S. J., Zhang, W., Aguilar, P. V. & Wang, T., Nov 1 2018, In: Journal of Clinical Investigation. 128, 11, p. 4980-4991 12 p.

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11 Scopus citations

2014

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.

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28 Scopus citations

2018

Role of Transmembrane Protein 16F in the Incorporation of Phosphatidylserine into Budding Ebola Virus Virions

Younan, P., Iampietro, M., Santos, R. I., Ramanathan, P., Popov, V. L. & Bukreyev, A., Nov 22 2018, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 218, p. S335-S345

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3 Scopus citations

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.

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4 Scopus citations

2019

Characterization of a novel rhabdovirus isolated from a stranded harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)

Emelianchik, A., Rodrigues, T. C. S., Subramaniam, K., Nielsen, O., Burek-Huntington, K. A., Rotstein, D., Popov, V. L., Stone, D. & Waltzek, T. B., Nov 2019, In: Virus Research. 273, 197742.

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2 Scopus citations

2013

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.

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40 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.

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6 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.

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19 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. G., Wood, T. G., Weaver, S. C., 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.

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17 Scopus citations

2018

Hepatic alcohol dehydrogenase deficiency induces pancreatic injury in chronic ethanol feeding model of deer mice

Amer, S. M., Bhopale, K. K., Kakumanu, R. D., Popov, V. L., Rampy, B. A., El-Mehallawi, I. H., Ashmawy, M. M., Shakeel Ansari, G. A. & Kaphalia, B. S., Feb 2018, In: Experimental and Molecular Pathology. 104, 1, p. 89-97 9 p.

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3 Scopus citations

2019

Characterization of three novel viruses from the families nyamiviridae, orthomyxoviridae, and peribunyaviridae, isolated from dead birds collected during west nile virus surveillance in Harris County, Texas

Walker, P. J., Tesh, R. B., Guzman, H., Popov, V. L., Da Rosa, A. P. A. T., Reyna, M., Nunes, M. R. T., De Souza, W. M., Contreras-Gutierrez, M. A., Patroca, S., Vela, J., Salvato, V., Bueno, R., Widen, S. G., Wood, T. G. & Vasilakis, N., Oct 10 2019, In: Viruses. 11, 10, 927.

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1 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.

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9 Scopus citations

2013

Production of IL-8, IL-17, IFN-gamma and IP-10 in human astrocytes correlates with alphavirus attenuation

Peng, B. H., Borisevich, V., Popov, V. L., Zacks, M. A., Estes, D. M., Campbell, G. A. & Paessler, S., May 3 2013, In: Veterinary Microbiology. 163, 3-4, p. 223-234 12 p.

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6 Scopus citations

2019

Zika virus NS2A-mediated virion assembly

Zhang, X., Xie, X., Xia, H., Zou, J., Huang, L., Popov, V. L., Chen, X. & Shi, P. Y., 2019, In: mBio. 10, 5, e02375-19.

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Open Access

16 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.

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48 Scopus citations

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.

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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.

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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.

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7 Scopus citations

2013

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.

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53 Scopus citations

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.

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24 Scopus citations

2015

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.

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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.

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14 Scopus citations

2014

Hijacking of RIG-I signaling proteins into virus-induced cytoplasmic structures correlates with the inhibition of type I interferon responses

Santiago, F. W., Covaleda, L. M., Sanchez-Aparicio, M. T., Silvas, J. A., Diaz-Vizarreta, A. C., Patel, J. R., Popov, V., Yu, X. J., García-Sastre, A. & Aguilar, P. V., Apr 2014, In: Journal of virology. 88, 8, p. 4572-4585 14 p.

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60 Scopus citations

Upolu virus and Aransas Bay virus, two presumptive bunyaviruses, are novel members of the family Orthomyxoviridae

Briese, T., Chowdhary, R., Da Rosa, A. T., Hutchison, S. K., Popov, V., Street, C., Tesh, R. B. & Lipkin, W. I., 2014, In: Journal of virology. 88, 10, p. 5298-5309 12 p.

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16 Scopus citations

2019

Dengue NS2A Protein Orchestrates Virus Assembly

Xie, X., Zou, J., Zhang, X., Zhou, Y., Routh, A. L., Kang, C., Popov, V. L., Chen, X., Wang, Q. Y., Dong, H. & Shi, P. Y., Nov 13 2019, In: Cell Host and Microbe. 26, 5, p. 606-622.e8

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16 Scopus citations

Peptidoglycan associated cyclic lipopeptide disrupts viral infectivity

Johnson, B. A., Hage, A., Kalveram, B., Mears, M., Plante, J. A., Rodriguez, S. E., Ding, Z., Luo, X., Bente, D., Bradrick, S., Freiberg, A. N., Popov, V., Rajsbaum, R., Rossi, S., Russell, W. K. & Menachery, V. D., May 13 2019, In: Unknown Journal.

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2015

A newly isolated reovirus has the simplest genomic and structural organization of any reovirus

Auguste, A. J., Kaelber, J. T., Fokam, E. B., Guzman, H., Carrington, C. V. F., Erasmus, J. H., Kamgang, B., Popov, V. L., Jakana, J., Liu, X., Wood, T. G., Widen, S. G., Vasilakis, N., Tesh, R. B., Chiu, W. & Weaver, S. C., Jan 1 2015, In: Journal of virology. 89, 1, p. 676-687 12 p.

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34 Scopus citations

2019

Exploiting the legacy of the arbovirus hunters

Vasilakis, N., Tesh, R. B., Popov, V. L., Widen, S. G., Wood, T. G., Forrester, N. L., Gonzalez, J. P., Saluzzo, J. F., Alkhovsky, S., Lam, S. K., Mackenzie, J. S. & Walker, P. J., May 2019, In: Viruses. 11, 5, 471.

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Open Access

2 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.

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33 Scopus citations

2018

Characterization of three new insect-specific flaviviruses: Their relationship to the mosquito-borne flavivirus pathogens

Guzman, H., Contreras-Gutierrez, M. A., Travassos da Rosa, A. P. A., Nunes, M. R. T., Cardoso, J. F., Popov, V. L., Young, K. I., Savit, C., Wood, T. G., Widen, S. G., Watts, D. M., Hanley, K. A., Perera, D., Fish, D., Vasilakis, N. & Tesh, R. B., 2018, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 98, 2, p. 410-419 10 p.

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17 Scopus citations

2014

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.

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28 Scopus citations

2019

Molecular characterization of a novel reassortment Mammalian orthoreovirus type 2 isolated from a Florida white-tailed deer fawn

Ahasan, M. S., Subramaniam, K., Sayler, K. A., Loeb, J. C., Popov, V. L., Lednicky, J. A., Wisely, S. M., Campos Krauer, J. M. & Waltzek, T. B., Sep 2019, In: Virus Research. 270, 197642.

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3 Scopus citations

Electron microscopy in discovery of novel and emerging viruses from the collection of the world reference center for emerging viruses and arboviruses (WRCEVA)

Popov, V. L., Tesh, R. B., Weaver, S. C. & Vasilakis, N., May 2019, In: Viruses. 11, 5, 477.

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3 Scopus citations

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