Research Project: Detection, Identification, and Characterization of New and Emerging Viral and Bacterial Diseases of Ornamental Plants

Location: Floral and Nursery Plants Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

International trade and local control of disease in ornamental plants - (Review Article)
Hammond, J., Huang, Q., Jordan, R.L., Meekes, E.T., Fox, A., Vazquez-Iglesias, I., Vaira, A., Copetta, A., Arimondo, O., Delmiglio, C. 2023. International trade and local control of disease in ornamental plants. Annual Review of Phytopathology. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-phyto-021621-114618.

ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Potyviridae 2022 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Inoue-Nagata, A., Jordan, R.L., Kreuze, J., Li, F., Lopez-Moya, J., Makinen, K., Ohshima, K., Wylie, S. 2022. ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Potyviridae 2022. Journal of General Virology. 103:001738. https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001738.

First report of Pepino mosaic virus infecting tomato in Korea - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cho, I., Chung, B., Yoon, J., Hammond, J., Lim, H. 2022. First report of Pepino mosaic virus infecting tomato in Korea. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-22-0380-PDN.

Create five new species in the genus Potyvirus (Patatavirales: Potyviridae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Inoue-Nagata, A., Wylie, S., Jordan, R.L., Kreuze, J., Li, F., Lopez-Mayo, J., Makinen, K., Ohshima, K. 2022. Create five new species in the genus Potyvirus (Patatavirales: Potyviridae). Electronic Publication. https://doi.org/eletronic.publication.

Assessment of the experimental host range of a lily isolate of Plantago asiatica mosaic virus (PlAMV), an emerging virus - (Proceedings)

Construction of full-length infectious cDNA clones of two Korean isolates of Turnip mosaic virus breaking resistance in Brassica napus - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Song, Z., Seo, E., Hu, W., Jeong, J., Moon, J., Kim, K., Eom, W., Cho, I., Hammond, J., Lim, H. 2022. Construction of full-length infectious cDNA clones of two Korean isolates of Turnip mosaic virus breaking resistance in Brassica napus. Archives of Virology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-022-05381-2.

Reassortment of infectious clones of radish mosaic virus shows that systemic necrosis in Nicotiana benthamiana is determined by RNA1 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hu, W., Seo, E., Cho, I., Kim, J., Song, Z., Kim, G., Eom, W., Jung, S., Hammond, J., Lim, H. 2022. Reassortment of infectious clones of radish mosaic virus shows that systemic necrosis in Nicotiana benthamiana is determined by RNA1. Phytopathology. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-04-21-0172-R.

Construction of full-length infectious clones of Turnip mosaic virus isolates infecting Perilla frutescens and genetic analysis of recently emerged strains of TuMV in Korea - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Song, Z., Chu, S., Hammond, J., Lim, H., Seo, E., Hu, W., Lim, Y., Park, T., Park, J., Hong, J., Cho, I. 2022. Construction of full-length infectious clones of Turnip mosaic virus isolates infecting Perilla frutescens and genetic analysis of recently emerged strains of TuMV in Korea. Archives of Virology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-021-05356-9.

Biological and molecular characterization of a Jumbo bacteriophage infecting plant pathogenic Ralstonia solanacearum species complex strains - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ahmad, A.A., Addy, H.S., Huang, Q. 2021. Biological and molecular characterization of a Jumbo bacteriophage infecting plant pathogenic Ralstonia solanacearum species complex strains . Frontiers in Microbiology. 12:741600. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.741600.

Implication of the type III effector RipS1 in the cool-virulence of Ralstonia solanacearum strain UW551 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Schachterle, J.K., Huang, Q. 2021. Implication of the type III effector RipS1 in the cool-virulence of Ralstonia solanacearum strain UW551. Frontiers in Plant Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.705717.

A high-throughput virulence screening method for the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Schachterle, J.K., Huang, Q. 2021. A high-throughput virulence screening method for the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex. Journal of Microbiological Methods. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2021.106270.

Transcriptomic and functional analyses reveal roles of AclR, a luxR-type global regular in regulating motility and virulence of Acidovorax citrulli - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Guan, W., Wang, T., Zhao, M., Huang, Q., Tian, E., Liu, Y., Liu, B., Yang, Y., Zhao, T. 2021. Transcriptomic and functional analyses reveal roles of AclR, a luxR-type global regular in regulating motility and virulence of Acidovorax citrulli. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-01-21-0020-R.

2021 taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria; Orthornavirae) including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hammond, J. 2021. 2021 taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria; Orthornavirae) including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales. Archives of Virology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-021-05143-6.

First report of Tomato mosaic virus in chili pepper in Korea - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cho, I., Yoon, J., Yang, C., Chae, S., Chung, B., Hammond, J., Lim, H. 2021. First report of Tomato mosaic virus in chili pepper in Korea. Journal of Plant Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-021-00854-w.

A new Streptomyces scabies-infecting bacteriophage from Egypt with promising biocontrol traits - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Abdelrhim, A.S., Omar, M.O., Hammad, A.M., Ahmad, A.A., Huang, Q. 2021. A new Streptomyces scabies-infecting bacteriophage from Egypt with promising biocontrol traits. Archives Of Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-021-02415-2.

Create two new species in genus Pelarspovirus (Tolivirales: Tombusviridae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Scheets, K., Jordan, R.L. 2021. Create two new species in genus Pelarspovirus (Tolivirales: Tombusviridae). Electronic Publication. https://doi.org/.

First report of Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus infecting Cucumis melo (muskmelon and oriental melon) in Korea - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cho, I., Kim, T., Yoon, J., Chung, B., Hammond, J., Lim, H. 2021. First report of Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus infecting Cucumis melo (muskmelon and oriental melon) in Korea. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-20-2375-PDN.

First complete genome sequence of carnation latent virus, the type member of the genue Carlavirus - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jordan, R.L., Korolev, E., Grinstead, S.C., Mollov, D.S. 2021. First complete genome sequence of carnation latent virus, the type member of the genue Carlavirus. Archives of Virology. 166:1501-1505. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-021-04999-y.

A mixed infection of helenium virus S with two distinct isolates of butterbur mosaic virus, one of which has a major deletion in an essential gene - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hammond, J., Reinsel, M.D., Grinstead, S.C., Lockhart, B., Jordan, R.L., Mollov, D.S. 2020. A mixed infection of helenium virus S with two distinct isolates of butterbur mosaic virus, one of which has a major deletion in an essential gene. Frontiers in Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.612936.

First report of Passiflora latent virus infecting persimmon (Diospyros Kaki) in Korea - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cho, I., Yang, C., Yoon, J., Kwon, T., Hammond, J., Lim, H. 2021. First report of Passiflora latent virus infecting persimmon (Diospyros Kaki) in Korea. Plant Disease. 105(4):1236. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-20-1502-PDN.

Sequence analysis of 43-year old samples of Plantago lanceolata show that Plantain virus X is synonymous with Actininidia virus X and is widely distributed - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hammond, J., Adams, I., Fowkes, A.R., Mcgriegs, S., Botermans, M., Von Oorspronk, J., Westenberg, M., Verbeek, M., Dullemans, A., Stijger, C., Blouin, A., Massart, S., De Jonghe, K., Heyneman, M., Walsh, J.A., Fox, A. 2020. Sequence analysis of 43-year old samples of Plantago lanceolata show that Plantain virus X is synonymous with Actininidia virus X and is widely distributed. Plant Pathology. 70(2):249-258. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13310.

2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria; Orthornavirae) including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hammond, J. 2020. 2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria; Orthornavirae) including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales. Archives of Virology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-020-04731-2.

Exploiting the real-time PCR and LAMP for development of a conjunctive new assay (FTP-LAMP) for the specific detection and differentiation of Xylella fastidiosa De Donno and mulberry strains from other subspecies/strains..... - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Elbeaino, T., Incerti, O., Dakroub, H., Valentini, F., Huang, Q. 2020. Exploiting the real-time PCR and LAMP for development of a conjunctive new assay (FTP-LAMP) for the specific detection and differentiation of Xylella fastidiosa De Donno and mulberry strains from other subspecies/strains...... Journal of Microbiological Methods. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2020.105992.

ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Alphaflexiviridae - (Review Article)
Kreuze, J.F., Vaira, A., Menzel, W., Candresse, T., Zariev, S.K., Hammond, J., Ryu, K., Report Consortium, I. 2020. ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Alphaflexiviridae. Journal of General Virology. https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001436.

First report of Pyrus pyrifolia cryptic virus infecting pear in Korea - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cho, I., Yang, C., Kwon, S., Yoon, J., Kwon, T., Hammond, J., Lim, H. 2020. First report of Pyrus pyrifolia cryptic virus infecting pear in Korea. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-19-1959-PDN.

Plant virus-derived vectors - (Review Article)
Abrahamian, P., Hammond, R., Hammond, J. 2020. Plant virus-derived vectors. Annual Review of Virology. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-virology-010720-054958.

Bean common mosaic virus and bean common mosaic necrosis virus (Potyviridae) - (Book / Chapter)
Jordan, R.L., Hammond, J. 2020. Bean common mosaic virus and bean common mosaic necrosis virus (Potyviridae). Encyclopedia of Virology. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.21293-4.

Ophioviruses (Aspiviridae) - (Book / Chapter)
Viara, A., Hammond, J. 2020. Ophioviruses (Aspiviridae). Encyclopedia of Virology. 447-454. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.21309-5.

A LuxR-type regulator, AcrR, regulates flagellar assembly and contributes to virulence, motility, biofilm formation and growth ability of Acidovorax citrulli - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Guan, W., Wang, T., Huang, Q., Tian, E., Liu, B., Yang, Y., Zhao, T. 2020. A LuxR-type regulator, AcrR, regulates flagellar assembly and contributes to virulence, motility, biofilm formation and growth ability of acidovorax citrulli. Molecular Plant Pathology. 00:1-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.12910.

First report of Grapevine Syrah virus 1 infecting grapevines in Korea - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cho, I., Yang, C., Kwon, S., Yoon, J., Kim, D., Choi, G., Hammond, J., Moon, J., Lim, H. 2019. First report of Grapevine Syrah virus 1 infecting grapevines in Korea. Plant Disease. 103(11):29-70. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-19-1037-PDN.

Differences in isolates of tomato yellow leaf curl virus in tomato fields located in Daejeon and Chungcheongnam-do between 2017 and 2018 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Oh, J., Choi, G., Kim, J., Oh, M., Kim, K., Park, J., Domier, L.L., Hammond, J., Lim, H. 2019. Differences in isolates of tomato yellow leaf curl virus in tomato fields located in Daejeon and Chungcheongnam-do between 2017 and 2018. Korean Journal of Agricultural Science. 46(3):507-517. https://doi.org/10.7744/kjoas.20190034.

Full-length infectious clones of two new isolates of tomato mosaic virus induce distinct symptoms associated with two differential amino acid residues in 128 kDa protein - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Choi, G., Cho, I., Ju, H., Hu, W., Kim, B., Oh, J., Seo, E., Park, J., Domier, L.L., Lim, H., Hammond, J., Song, K. 2019. Full-length infectious clones of two new isolates of tomato mosaic virus induce distinct symptoms associated with two differential amino acid residues in 128 kDa protein. Plant Pathology Journal. 35(5):538-542. https://doi.org/10.5423/PPJ.NT.12.2018.0286.

Five newly collected turnip mosaic virus (TuMV) isolates from Jeju Island, Korea are closely related to previously reported Korean TuMV isolates but show distinctive symptom development - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hu, W., Kim, B., Kwak, Y., Seo, E., Kim, J., Han, J., Kim, I., Lim, Y., Cho, I., Domier, L.L., Hammond, J., Lim, H. 2019. Five newly collected turnip mosaic virus (TuMV) isolates from Jeju Island, Korea are closely related to previously reported Korean TuMV isolates but show distinctive symptom development. Plant Pathology Journal. 35(4):381-387. https://doi.org/10.5423/PPJ.NT.11.2018.0238.

Length of poly(A) tail affects transcript infectivity of three ZYMV symptom variants differing at only five amino acid positions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kim, B., Cho, I., Kim, I., Choi, G., Ju, H., Hu, W., Oh, J., Kim, J., Seo, E., Domier, L.L., Hammond, J., Lim, H. 2019. Length of poly(A) tail affects transcript infectivity of three ZYMV symptom variants differing at only five amino acid positions. Journal of Plant Pathology. 101:1187-1193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-019-00316-4.

A Turnip mosaic virus determinant of systemic necrosis in Nicotiana benthamiana, and a novel resistance-breaking determinant in Chinese cabbage identified from chimeric infectious clones - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kim, I., Ju, H., Gong, J., Han, J., Seo, E., Cho, S., Hu, W., Choi, S., Lim, Y., Domier, L.L., Hammond, J., Lim, H. 2019. A Turnip mosaic virus determinant of systemic necrosis in Nicotiana benthamiana, and a novel resistance-breaking determinant in Chinese cabbage identified from chimeric infectious clones. Phytopathology. 109:1638-1647. https://doi.org/10.1094/phyto-08-18-0323-r.

Amino acid differences in the N-terminal half of the polyprotein of Chinese turnip mosaic virus isolates affect symptom expression in Nicotiana benthamiana and radish - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hu, W., Seo, E., Cho, I., Kim, J., Ju, H., Kim, I., Choi, G., Kim, B., Ahn, C., Domier, L.L., Hammond, J., Lim, H. 2019. Amino acid differences in the N-terminal half of the polyprotein of Chinese turnip mosaic virus isolates affect symptom expression in Nicotiana benthamiana and radish. Archives of Virology. 164(6):1683-1689. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-019-04242-9.

Detection and first report of Beet ringspot virus in ornamental Oxalis in the United States - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jordan, R.L., Mollov, D.S., Guaragna, M., Lockhart, B. 2019. Detection and first report of Beet ringspot virus in ornamental Oxalis in the United States. Plant Disease. 103:1800. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-18-1680-PDN.

A single nucleotide change in the overlapping MP and CP reading frames results in differences in symptoms caused by two isolates of Youcai mosaic virus - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ju, H., Kim, I., Hu, W., Kim, B., Choi, G., Kim, J., Lim, Y., Domier, L.L., Hammond, J., Lim, H. 2019. A single nucleotide change in the overlapping MP and CP reading frames results in differences in symptoms caused by two isolates of Youcai mosaic virus. Archives of Virology. 164(6):1553-1565. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-019-04222-z.

Molecular and biological characterization of Ralstonia phage RsoM1USA, a new species of P2Virus, isolated in the USA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Addy, H.S., Ebrahim, A., Huang, Q. 2019. Molecular and biological characterization of Ralstonia phage RsoM1USA, a new species of P2Virus, isolated in the USA. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10:267. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00267.

First report of Zucchini yellow mosaic virus in muskmelon (Cucumis melo) in Korea - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cho, I., Chung, B., Kwon, S., Yoon, J., Choi, G., Kim, B., Kwak, Y., Hammond, J., Lim, H. 2019. First report of Zucchini yellow mosaic virus in muskmelon (Cucumis melo) in Korea. Journal of Plant Pathology. 101(3):771. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-018-00239-6.

Identification of a DNA region associated with the cool virulence of Ralstonia solancearum strain UW551 and its utilization for specific detection of the bacterium’s race 3 biovar 2 strains - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Stulberg, M.J., Cai, X., Ebrahim, A., Huang, Q. 2018. Identification of a DNA region associated with the cool virulence of Ralstonia solancearum strain UW551 and its utilization for specific detection of the bacterium’s race 3 biovar 2 strains. PLoS One. 13(11). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207280.

Host range and molecular characterization of a lytic Pradovirus-like Ralstonia phage RsPod1IDN isolated from Indonesia - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Addy, H.S., Farid, M.M., Ebrahim, A., Huang, Q. 2018. Host range and molecular characterization of a lytic Pradovirus-like Ralstonia phage RsPod1IDN isolated from Indonesia. Archives of Virology. 163:3409-3414. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-018-4033-1.

Datasheet report for Plantago asiatica mosaic virus - (Book / Chapter)
Hammond, J. 2018. Plantago asiatica mosaic virus – data sheet. Center for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI) Invasive Species Compendium. Available: https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheetreport?dsid=121894.

Combating rose rosette disease: the disease, the virus and the development of new virus detection technologies - (Proceedings)
Jordan, R.L., Hammond, J., Ochoa-Corona, F., Olson, J., Paret, M., Babu, B., Ong, K., Byrne, D. 2018. Combating rose rosette disease: the disease, the virus and the development of new virus detection technologies. Southern Nursery Association Research Conference. 62:60-63. https://sna.org/resources/documents/18researchconferenceproceedings.pdf.

Detection of Jasmine virus H and characterization of a second pelarspovirus infecting star jasmine (Jasminum multiflorum) and angelwing jasmine (J. nitidum) plants displaying virus-like symptoms - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dey, K.K., Leite, M., Hu, J.S., Jordan, R.L., Melzer, M.J. 2018. Detection of Jasmine virus H and characterization of a second pelarspovirus infecting star jasmine (Jasminum multiflorum) and angelwing jasmine (J. nitidum) plants displaying virus-like symptoms. Archives of Virology. 163:3051-3058. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-018-3947-y.

Sequencing, genome analysis and host range of a novel Ralstonia phage, RsoP1EGY, isolated in Egypt - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ebrahim, A., Elhalag, K.M., Addy, H., Nasr-Eldin, M.A., Hussien, A.S., Huang, Q. 2018. Sequencing, genome analysis and host range of a novel Ralstonia phage, RsoP1EGY, isolated in Egypt. Archives of Virology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-018-3844-4.

Dual infections of ToMV and TYLCV, or ToMV and ToCV, detected in tomato fields located in Chungchungnam-Do in 2017 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Choi, G., Kim, B., Ju, H., Seo, E., Kim, J., Park, J., Hammond, J., Lim, H. 2018. Dual infections of ToMV and TYLCV, or ToMV and ToCV, detected in tomato fields located in Chungchungnam-Do in 2017. Korean Journal of Agricultural Science. 45(1):38-42. https://doi.org/10.7744/kjoas.20180008.

First report of Grapevine rupestris vein feathering virus infecting grapevines in Korea - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cho, I., Chung, B.N., Hammond, J., Moon, J., Lim, H. 2018. First report of Grapevine rupestris vein feathering virus infecting grapevines in Korea. Plant Disease. 102:1471. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-17-1913-PDN.

First report of nerine latent virus in ornamental crinum in the United States - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jordan, R.L., Wingert, M., Louden, C., Guaragna, M. 2018. First report of nerine latent virus in ornamental crinum in the United States. Plant Disease. 102:1469. doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-17-1512-PDN.

First report of a typical calico-associated isolate Peach latent mosaic viroid from calico disease-affected peach trees in Korea - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cho, I., Kim, S., Kwon, S., Chung, B., Hammond, J., Lim, H. 2018. First report of a typical calico-associated isolate Peach latent mosaic viroid from calico disease-affected peach trees in Korea. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-17-1913-PDN.

Prophage Rs551 and its repressor gene orf14 reduce virulence and increase competitive fitness of its Ralstonia solanacearum carrier strain UW551 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ebrahim, A., Stulberg, M.J., Huang, Q. 2017. Prophage Rs551 and its repressor gene orf14 reduce virulence and increase competitive fitness of its Ralstonia solanacearum carrier strain UW551. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8:2480. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02480.

Detection of Plantago asiatica mosaic virus in lily hybrid plants (Lilium spp.) in Costa Rica grown from imported bulbs - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Montero-Astua, M., Garita, L., Vasquez, E., Hammond, J., Moreiera, L. 2017. Detection of Plantago asiatica mosaic virus in lily hybrid plants (Lilium spp.) in Costa Rica grown from imported bulbs. Australasian Plant Disease Notes. 12:47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13314-017-0281-2.

Development of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies to Rose rosette virus nucleoprotein - (Proceedings)
Jordan, R.L., Guaragna, M., Hammond, J. 2018. Development of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies to Rose rosette virus nucleoprotein. Acta Horticulture Proceedings. 1193:77-82.

First report of Apple necrotic mosaic virus infecting apple trees in Korea - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cho, I., Kwon, S., Yoon, J., Chung, B., Hammond, J., Lim, H. 2017. First report of Apple necrotic mosaic virus infecting apple trees in Korea. Journal of Plant Pathology. 99(3):815. Available: http://www.sipav.org/main/jpp/index.php/jpp/article/view/3980.