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Alemneh HT, Kassa AS, Godana AA. An optimal control model with cost effectiveness analysis of Maize streak virus disease in maize plant. Infect Dis Model 2021; 6:169-182. [PMID: 33474519 PMCID: PMC7788099 DOI: 10.1016/j.idm.2020.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In this paper we formulated and analyzed an optimal deterministic eco-epidemiological model for the dynamics of maize streak virus (MSV) and examine the best strategy to fight maize population from maize streak disease (MSD). The optimal control model is developed with three control interventions, namely prevention (u 1), quarantine (u 2) and chemical control (u 3). To achieve an optimal control strategy, we used the Pontryagin's maximum principle obtain the Hamiltonian, the adjoint variables, the characterization of the controls and the optimality system. Numerical simulations are performed using Forward-backward sweep iterative method. The findings show that each integrated strategy is able to mitigate the disease in the specified time. However due to limited resources, it is important to find a cost-effective strategy. Using Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio(ICER) a cost-effectiveness analysis is investigated and determined that the combination of prevention and quarantine is the best cost-effective strategy from the other integrated strategies. Therefore, policymakers and stakeholders should apply the integrated intervention to stop the spread of MSV in the maize population.
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Affiliation(s)
- Haileyesus Tessema Alemneh
- Department of Mathematics, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
- Pan African University Institute of Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation, Nairobi, Kenya
- Corresponding author. Department of Mathematics, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Rural Transformation, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Statistics, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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Agboli E, Leggewie M, Altinli M, Schnettler E. Mosquito-Specific Viruses-Transmission and Interaction. Viruses 2019; 11:v11090873. [PMID: 31533367 PMCID: PMC6784079 DOI: 10.3390/v11090873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Mosquito-specific viruses (MSVs) are a subset of insect-specific viruses that are found to infect mosquitoes or mosquito derived cells. There has been an increase in discoveries of novel MSVs in recent years. This has expanded our understanding of viral diversity and evolution but has also sparked questions concerning the transmission of these viruses and interactions with their hosts and its microbiome. In fact, there is already evidence that MSVs interact with the immune system of their host. This is especially interesting, since mosquitoes can be infected with both MSVs and arthropod-borne (arbo) viruses of public health concern. In this review, we give an update on the different MSVs discovered so far and describe current data on their transmission and interaction with the mosquito immune system as well as the effect MSVs could have on an arboviruses-co-infection. Lastly, we discuss potential uses of these viruses, including vector and transmission control.
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- Eric Agboli
- Molecular Entomology, Molecular Biology and Immunology Department, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, 20359 Hamburg, Germany.
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho PMB 31, Ghana.
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- Molecular Entomology, Molecular Biology and Immunology Department, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, 20359 Hamburg, Germany.
- German Centre for Infection research (DZIF), partner site Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems, 20359 Hamburg, Germany.
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- Molecular Entomology, Molecular Biology and Immunology Department, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, 20359 Hamburg, Germany.
- German Centre for Infection research (DZIF), partner site Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems, 20359 Hamburg, Germany.
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- Molecular Entomology, Molecular Biology and Immunology Department, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, 20359 Hamburg, Germany.
- German Centre for Infection research (DZIF), partner site Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems, 20359 Hamburg, Germany.
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Wamaitha MJ, Nigam D, Maina S, Stomeo F, Wangai A, Njuguna JN, Holton TA, Wanjala BW, Wamalwa M, Lucas T, Djikeng A, Garcia-Ruiz H. Metagenomic analysis of viruses associated with maize lethal necrosis in Kenya. Virol J 2018; 15:90. [PMID: 29792207 PMCID: PMC5966901 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-018-0999-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Maize lethal necrosis is caused by a synergistic co-infection of Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) and a specific member of the Potyviridae, such as Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV), Wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) or Johnson grass mosaic virus (JGMV). Typical maize lethal necrosis symptoms include severe yellowing and leaf drying from the edges. In Kenya, we detected plants showing typical and atypical symptoms. Both groups of plants often tested negative for SCMV by ELISA. METHODS We used next-generation sequencing to identify viruses associated to maize lethal necrosis in Kenya through a metagenomics analysis. Symptomatic and asymptomatic leaf samples were collected from maize and sorghum representing sixteen counties. RESULTS Complete and partial genomes were assembled for MCMV, SCMV, Maize streak virus (MSV) and Maize yellow dwarf virus-RMV (MYDV-RMV). These four viruses (MCMV, SCMV, MSV and MYDV-RMV) were found together in 30 of 68 samples. A geographic analysis showed that these viruses are widely distributed in Kenya. Phylogenetic analyses of nucleotide sequences showed that MCMV, MYDV-RMV and MSV are similar to isolates from East Africa and other parts of the world. Single nucleotide polymorphism, nucleotide and polyprotein sequence alignments identified three genetically distinct groups of SCMV in Kenya. Variation mapped to sequences at the border of NIb and the coat protein. Partial genome sequences were obtained for other four potyviruses and one polerovirus. CONCLUSION Our results uncover the complexity of the maize lethal necrosis epidemic in Kenya. MCMV, SCMV, MSV and MYDV-RMV are widely distributed and infect both maize and sorghum. SCMV population in Kenya is diverse and consists of numerous strains that are genetically different to isolates from other parts of the world. Several potyviruses, and possibly poleroviruses, are also involved.
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- Mwathi Jane Wamaitha
- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), P. O. Box 14733-00800, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska- Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583 USA
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- School of Agriculture and Environment and UWA Institute of Agriculture, Faculty of Science, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009 Australia
- Cooperative Research Centre for Plant Biosecurity, Canberra, ACT 2617 Australia
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- Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI), Hub, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), P. O. Box 14733-00800, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI), Hub, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Plant Innovation Centre, Post-Entry Quarantine, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, 135 Donnybrook Road, Mickleham, VIC 3064 Australia
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- Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI), Hub, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI), Hub, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), P. O. Box 14733-00800, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI), Hub, Nairobi, Kenya
- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland EH25 9RG UK
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska- Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583 USA
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Jeanplong F, Osepchook CC, Falconer SJ, Smith HK, Bass JJ, McMahon CD, Oldham JM. Undernutrition regulates the expression of a novel splice variant of myostatin and insulin-like growth factor 1 in ovine skeletal muscle. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2015; 52:17-24. [PMID: 25700268 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2015.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2014] [Revised: 01/12/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Undernutrition suppresses the growth of skeletal muscles and alters the expression of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1), a key mitogen, and myostatin, a potent inhibitor of myogenesis. These changes can explain, at least in part, the reduced growth of skeletal muscles in underfed lambs. We have recently identified a myostatin splice variant (MSV) that binds to and antagonizes the canonical signaling of myostatin. In the present study, we hypothesized that the expression of MSV would be reduced in conjunction with myostatin and IGF1 in response to underfeeding in skeletal muscles of sheep. Young growing ewes were fed either ad libitum or an energy-restricted diet (30% of maintenance requirements) for 28 d. This regime of underfeeding resulted in a 24% reduction in body mass (P < 0.001) and a 36% reduction in the mass of the semitendinosus muscles relative to controls (P < 0.001) by day 28. The concentrations of MSV and IGF1 messenger RNA (mRNA) were reduced (both P < 0.001), but myostatin mRNA was not altered in semitendinosus muscles. Unlike the reduced expression of mRNA, the abundance of MSV protein was increased (P < 0.05) and there was no change in the abundance of myostatin protein. Our results suggest that undernutrition for 28 d decreases the signaling of myostatin by increasing the abundance of MSV protein. Although this action may reduce the growth inhibitory activity of myostatin, it cannot prevent the loss of growth of skeletal muscles during undernutrition.
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- F Jeanplong
- AgResearch Ltd, Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand.
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- AgResearch Ltd, Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand; Department of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- AgResearch Ltd, Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
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- Department of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- AgResearch Ltd, Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand; Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- AgResearch Ltd, Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
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- AgResearch Ltd, Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
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Nopo-Olazabal C, Condori J, Nopo-Olazabal L, Medina-Bolivar F. Differential induction of antioxidant stilbenoids in hairy roots of Vitis rotundifolia treated with methyl jasmonate and hydrogen peroxide. Plant Physiol Biochem 2014; 74:50-69. [PMID: 24269870 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2013.10.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2013] [Accepted: 10/29/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Stilbenoids are polyphenolic phytoalexins that exhibit potential health applications in humans. Hairy root cultures of muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia Michx.) were used to study the biochemical and molecular regulation of stilbenoid biosynthesis upon treatment with 100 μM methyl jasmonate (MeJA) or 10 mM hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) over a 96-h period. Resveratrol, piceid, and ε-viniferin were identified in higher concentrations in the tissue whereas resveratrol was the most abundant stilbenoid in the medium under either treatment. An earlier increase in resveratrol accumulation was observed for the MeJA-treated group showing a maximum at 12 h in the tissue and 18 h in the medium. Furthermore, the antioxidant capacity of extracts from the tissue and medium was determined by the 2,2'-azinobis[3-ethylbenzthiazoline sulfonic acid] (ABTS) and the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assays showing correlation with the stilbenoid content. Fourteen candidate reference genes for qPCR were tested under the described experimental conditions and resulted in the selection of 5 reference genes. Quantitative analyses of transcripts for phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), resveratrol synthase (RS), and two stilbene synthases (STS and STS2) showed the highest RNA level induction at 3 h for both treatments with a higher induction for the MeJA treatment. In contrast, the flavonoid-related chalcone synthase (CHS) transcripts showed induction and a decrease in expression for MeJA and H2O2 treatments, respectively. The observed responses could be related to an oxidative burst triggered by the exposure to abiotic stressor compounds with signaling function such as MeJA and H2O2 which have been previously related to the synthesis of secondary metabolites.
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- Cesar Nopo-Olazabal
- Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Arkansas State University, P.O. Box 639, State University, AR 72467, USA
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- Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Arkansas State University, P.O. Box 639, State University, AR 72467, USA
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- Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Arkansas State University, P.O. Box 639, State University, AR 72467, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, State University, AR 72467, USA
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- Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Arkansas State University, P.O. Box 639, State University, AR 72467, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, State University, AR 72467, USA.
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Agroinoculation is a technique permitting the transmission of geminivirus genomes cloned in Agrobacterium tumefaciens into a wide variety of mono- and dicotyledonous host plants. Most geminiviruses are obligately transmitted by insect vector species under natural conditions; therefore, agroinoculation has greatly simplified the study of this group of viruses. In many cases, agroinoculation has replaced insect transmission, and has been used to compare virulence characteristics among viruses. Here we report on the discovery that, in agroinfectious Maize streak virus constructs, the orientation of cloned viral genomes relative to the Cauliflower mosaic virus 35S (CaMV35S) promoter of the binary cloning vector pBI121 can significantly affect agroinfectivity of the constructs. Rates at which plants became symptomatic were significantly higher when agroinoculating maize seedlings with constructs containing the CaMV35S promoter upstream of the viral replication-associated protein (Rep) gene than when the same viruses were cloned either in the opposite orientation or into a vector without a strong eukaryotic promoter sequence. Plants infected using the construct with Rep cloned downstream of the CaMV35S promoter also displayed more stunting and, in the early stages of the infection, more severe chlorotic streak symptoms.
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- Associate Professor, Microbiology Department, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch, Western Cape, South Africa, 7701
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