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Research Project: Characterization and Detection of Viruses that Impact the Exchange and Curation of Plant Germplasm

Location: National Germplasm Resources Laboratory

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

Inter-laboratory validation of high throughput sequencing for the detection of viruses and viroids in grapevine, apple and stone fruits Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Abrahamian, P., Cai, W., Nunziata, S., Stevens, K., Hu, X., Hwang, M., Costa, L., Belanger, C., Atha, B., Yang, Y., Nourolah, S., Hurtado-Gonzales, O., Al Rwahnih, M., Rivera, Y. 2025. Inter-laboratory validation of high throughput sequencing for the detection of viruses and viroids in grapevine, apple and stone fruits. PhytoFrontiers. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-03-25-0025-R.

Summary of taxonomy changes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) from the Plant Viruses Subcommittee, 2025 Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Rubino, L., Abrahamian, P., An, W., Aranda, M., Ascencio-Ibanez, J., Bejerman, N., Blouin, A., Candresse, T., Canto, T., Cao, M., Hammond, J., Hammond, R., Jordan, R.L., Mollov, D., Roy, A. 2025. Summary of taxonomy changes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) from the Plant Viruses Subcommittee, 2025. Journal of General Virology. 106(7). Article e002114. https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.002114.

Characterization of divergent strains of miscanthus streak virus on Miscanthus sacchariflorus Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Abrahamian, P., Schulden, T., Bera, S., Paulson, A., Hu, X., Yu, C., Ghimire, B.K., Won Seo, J., Seong, E., Adhikari, B. 2025. Characterization of divergent strains of miscanthus streak virus on Miscanthus sacchariflorus. PhytoFrontiers. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-03-25-0019-A.

Evidence for an asian origin of sorghum mosaic virus infecting sugarcane in Louisiana and the western hemisphere Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mollov, D., Grinstead, S.C., Warnke, K.Z., Grisham, M.P., Hale, A.L., Daugrois, J., Roumagnac, P., Rott, P. 2025. Three viruses cause mosaic symptoms in sugarcane and related species in Louisiana among which sorghum mosaic virus is predominant. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-24-2359-RE.

Complete genome of Vaccinium-associated virus C, a new virus in the family Totiviridae sequenced from Vaccinium floribundum Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Alvarez-Quinto, R., Grinstead, S.C., Kinard, G.R., Martin, R., Mollov, D.S. 2024. Complete genome of Vaccinium-associated virus C, a new virus in the family Totiviridae sequenced from Vaccinium floribundum. Archives of Virology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-024-06008-4.

Complete sequence and genome characterization of Miscanthus virus M, a new betaflexivirus from Miscanthus sp Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Abrahamian, P., Grinstead, S.C., Kinard, G.R., Goenaga, R.J., Rott, P., Mollov, D.S. 2024. Complete sequence and genome characterization of Miscanthus virus M, a new betaflexivirus from Miscanthus sp. Archives of Virology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-024-05966-z.

Genetic analysis of the emerging citrus yellow vein clearing virus reveals a divergent virus population in American isolates Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Abrahamian, P., Tian, T., Posis, K., Guo, Y., Yu, D., Blomquist, C., Wei, G., Adducci, B., Vidalakis, G., Bodaghi, S., Osman, F., Roy, A., Nunziata, S.O., Nakhla, M., Mavrodieva, V., Rivera, Y. 2023. Genetic analysis of the emerging citrus yellow vein clearing virus reveals a divergent virus population in American isolates. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-23-1963-RE.

A review on streak mosaic, a misdiagnosed and emerging disease of sugarcane Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Daugrois, J., Roumagnac, P., Julian, C., Filloux, D., Putra, L., Mollov, D.S., Rott, P. 2024. A review on streak mosaic, a misdiagnosed and emerging disease of sugarcane. Phytopathology. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-08-23-0291-RVW.

Genomic characterization of a new mitovirus associated with walking iris (Trimezia northiana) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Alvarez-Quinto, R., Grinstead, S.C., Jones, R.W., Mollov, D.S. 2023. Genomic characterization of a new mitovirus associated with walking iris (Trimezia northiana). Archives of Virology. 168:273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-023-05901-8.

Targeting the highly conserved 3' untranslated region of Iris Severe Mosaic Virus for sensitive monitoring of the disease prevalanece in Iris production Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Grunwald, D., Stroschein, S., Grinstead, S.C., Mollov, D.S., Rioux, R., Rakotondafara, A. 2023. Targeting the highly conserved 3' untranslated region of Iris Severe Mosaic Virus for sensitive monitoring of the disease prevalanece in Iris production. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-23-0631-RE.

A metagenomic sequencing spiked primer enrichment method for detection of tomato brown rugose fruit virus - (Abstract Only)

Genome-wide analysis of citrus yellow vein clearing virus in California reveals high genetic variability - (Abstract Only)

High-throughput sequencing reveals the presence of novel and known viruses in diseased Paris yunnanensis Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lan, P., He, P., Yang, J., Cam, M., Zhou, G., Chen, X., Wei, T., Li, R., Li, F. 2022. High-throughput sequencing reveals the presence of novel and known viruses in diseased Paris yunnanensis. Frontiers in Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1045750.