Wendy O Sparks

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Affiliation: Agricultural Research Service
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus ODV-E56 is a per os infectivity factor, but is not essential for binding and fusion of occlusion-derived virus to the host midgut
    Wendy O Sparks
    Genetics Program, Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
    Virology 409:69-76. 2011
  2. ncbi Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus ODV-E56 envelope protein is required for oral infectivity and can be substituted functionally by Rachiplusia ou multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus ODV-E56
    Robert L Harrison
    Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service USDA ARS, Plant Sciences Institute, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
    J Gen Virol 91:1173-82. 2010
  3. ncbi A peptide with similarity to baculovirus ODV-E66 binds the gut epithelium of Heliothis virescens and impedes infection with Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus
    Wendy O Sparks
    Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
    J Gen Virol 92:1051-60. 2011

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  1. ncbi Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus ODV-E56 is a per os infectivity factor, but is not essential for binding and fusion of occlusion-derived virus to the host midgut
    Wendy O Sparks
    Genetics Program, Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
    Virology 409:69-76. 2011
    ..These results indicate that ODV-E56 is a per os infectivity factor (pif-5) required for primary midgut infection at a point before or after virion binding and fusion...
  2. ncbi Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus ODV-E56 envelope protein is required for oral infectivity and can be substituted functionally by Rachiplusia ou multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus ODV-E56
    Robert L Harrison
    Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service USDA ARS, Plant Sciences Institute, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
    J Gen Virol 91:1173-82. 2010
    ..This result indicated that replacement of the AcMNPV odv-e56 gene with the RoMNPV orthologue did not increase virulence against these two species...
  3. ncbi A peptide with similarity to baculovirus ODV-E66 binds the gut epithelium of Heliothis virescens and impedes infection with Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus
    Wendy O Sparks
    Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
    J Gen Virol 92:1051-60. 2011
    ..virescens larvae at a dose of 1 LD(50), and a significant increase in survival time at higher virus concentrations. These results suggest a role for ODV-E66 in baculovirus infection of lepidopteran larval midgut epithelium...