• A Novel Divergent Geminivirus Identified in Asymptomatic New World Cactaceae Plants 

      Fontenele, Rafaela S; Salywon, Andrew M.; Majure, Lucas Charles; Cobb, Ilaria N.; Bhaskara, Amulya; Avalos Calleros, Jesús Aarón; Argüello Astorga, Gerardo Rafael; Schmidlin, Kara; Khalifeh, Anthony; Smith, Kendal; Schreck, Joshua; Lund, Michael C.; Köler, Matias; Wojciechowski, Martin F.; Hodgson, Wendy C.; Puente Martínez, Raúl; Van Doorslaer, Koenraad; Kumari, Safaa G.; Verniére, Christian J.; Filloux, Denis; Roumagnac, Philippe; Lefeuvre, Pierre F.; Ribeiro, Simone Graca; Kraberger, Simona J.; Martin, Darren P.; Varsani, Arvind (MDPI, 2020)
      "Cactaceae comprise a diverse and iconic group of flowering plants which are almost exclusively indigenous to the New World. The wide variety of growth forms found amongst the cacti have led to the trafficking of many ...
    • Analysis of a new begomovirus unveils a composite element conserved in the CP gene promoters of several Geminiviridae genera: Clues to comprehend the complex regulation of late genes 

      Cantú-Iris, Mariana; Pastor Palacios, Guillermo; Maurico Castillo, Jorge Armando; Bañuelos Hernández, Bernardo; Avalos Calleros, Jesús Aarón; Juárez Reyes, Alejandro; Rivera Bustamante, Rafael Francisco; Argüello Astorga, Gerardo Rafael (Public Library of Science, 2019-01)
      "A novel bipartite begomovirus, Blechum interveinal chlorosis virus (BleICV), was characterized at the genome level. Comparative analyses revealed that BleICV coat protein (CP) gene promoter is highly divergent from the ...
    • Análisis funcional de los promotores Rep y CP de un mutante natural del Virus del rizado foliar amarillo del tomate (TYLCV) y un begomovirus co-infectante 

      Avalos Calleros, Jesús Aarón (2015-12)
      "En el 2011, una variante del begomovirus invasor Tomato yellow leaf curl virus-Israel (TYLCV-IL) se aisló de dos plantas colectadas en la Huasteca Potosina: una de Solanum pimpinellifolium coinfectada con el begomovirus ...
    • Genetic variability of Pun1 gene (Capsaicin synthase) in pungent cultivars of Capsicum annuum of Northern Mexico 

      González Zamora, Alberto; Olvera Carranza, Clarita; Avalos Calleros, Jesús Aarón; Hernández García, José Luis; Ríos Sánchez, Efraín; Pérez Morales, Rebeca (2020)
      "Background: Capsaicinoids are exclusive of the genus Capsicum and are responsible for fruit pungency. The genetic basis of pungency is not yet fully understood, although several candidate genes have been analyzed including ...
    • Identification of the Begomoviruses Squash Leaf Curl Virus and Watermelon Chlorotic Stunt Virus in Various Plant Samples in North America 

      Fontenele, Rafaela S; Bhaskara, Amulya; Cobb, Ilaria N.; Majure, Lucas Charles; Salywon, Andrew M.; Avalos Calleros, Jesús Aarón; Argüello Astorga, Gerardo Rafael; Schmidlin, Kara; Roumagnac, Philippe; Ribeiro, Simone Graca; Kraberger, Simona J.; Martin, Darren P.; Lefeuvre, Pierre F.; Varsani, Arvind (MDPI, 2021)
      "Geminiviruses are a group of plant-infecting viruses with single-stranded DNA genomes. Within this family, viruses in the genus Begomovirus are known to have a worldwide distribution causing a range of severe diseases in ...
    • New World Cactaceae Plants Harbor Diverse Geminiviruses 

      Fontenele, Rafaela S; Salywon, Andrew M.; Majure, Lucas Charles; Cobb, Ilaria N.; Bhaskara, Amulya; Avalos Calleros, Jesús Aarón; Argüello Astorga, Gerardo Rafael; Schmidlin, Kara; Khalifeh, Anthony; Smith, Kendal; Schreck, Joshua; Lund, Michael C.; Köler, Matias; Wojciechowski, Martin F.; Hodgson, Wendy C.; Puente Martínez, Raúl; Van Doorslaer, Koenraad; Kumari, Safaa G.; Oyeniran, Kehinde A.; Verniére, Christian J.; Filloux, Denis; Roumagnac, Philippe; Lefeuvre, Pierre F.; Ribeiro, Simone Graca; Kraberger, Simona J.; Martin, Darren P.; Varsani, Arvind (MDPI, 2021)
      "The family Cactaceae comprises a diverse group of typically succulent plants that are native to the American continent but have been introduced to nearly all other continents, predominantly for ornamental purposes. Despite ...