1 November 2022
Viruses | Editor’s Choice Articles in 2020–2021

We are pleased to invite you to read the Editor’s Choice Articles of Viruses (ISSN: 1999-4915). A list of the high-quality and interesting papers that were specifically recommended by our Editorial Board Members can be found at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/viruses/editors_choice.

The papers list is as follows:

“The Anticoagulant Nafamostat Potently Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 S Protein-Mediated Fusion in a Cell Fusion Assay System and Viral Infection In Vitro in a Cell-Type-Dependent Manner”
by Mizuki Y., Maki K. et al.
Viruses 2020, 12(6), 629; https://doi.org/10.3390/v12060629
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/6/629

“Semipersistently Transmitted, Phloem Limited Plant Viruses Are Inoculated during the First Subphase of Intracellular Stylet Penetrations in Phloem Cells”
by Jaime J., Aránzazu M. and Alberto F.
Viruses 2021, 13(1), 137; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13010137
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/1/137

“Global Metabolic Profiling of Baculovirus Infection in Silkworm Hemolymph Shows the Importance of Amino-Acid Metabolism”
by Min F., Shigang F., Junming X., Mengmeng Z., Hongyun W., Luc S. and Jingchen S.
Viruses 2021, 13(5), 841; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13050841
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/5/841

“Microglial HIV-1 Expression: Role in HIV-1 Associated Neurocognitive Disorders”
by Hailong L., Kristen A. M., Jessica M. I., Charles F. M. and Rosemarie M. B.
Viruses 2021, 13(5), 924; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13050924
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/5/924

“Tracking HIV-1-Infected Cell Clones Using Integration Site-Specific qPCR”
by Leah D. B., Shuang G. et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(7), 1235; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13071235
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/7/1235

“Modular Evolution of Coronavirus Genomes”
by Yulia V., Andrei D., Jan F. D. and Alexander L.
Viruses 2021, 13(7), 1270; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13071270
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/7/1270

“A New Master Donor Virus for the Development of Live-Attenuated Influenza B Virus Vaccines”
by Chantelle L. W., Kevin C., Daniel R. P., Jefferson S., Stivalis C. G., Aitor N. and Luis M. S.
Viruses 2021, 13(7), 1278; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13071278
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/7/1278

“Molecular Evolution and Epidemiological Characteristics of SARS COV-2 in (Northwestern) Poland”
by Karol S., Andrzej O. et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(7), 1295; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13071295
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/7/1295

“Effects of Basic Amino Acids and Their Derivatives on SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza-A Virus Infection”
by Ivonne M., Li-Lan K., Yan-Chung L., Po-Wei S., Ni T. and Wen-Chi S.
Viruses 2021, 13(7), 1301; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13071301
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/7/1301

“A Diverse Viral Community from Predatory Wasps in Their Native and Invaded Range, with a New Virus Infectious to Honey Bees“
by Emily J. R., James W. B., Mariana B., Jana D., Oliver Q., Monica A. M. G. and Philip J. L.
Viruses 2021, 13(8), 1431; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13081431
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/8/1431  

“Characterization of the Roles of SGT1/RAR1, EDS1/NDR1, NPR1, and NRC/ADR1/NRG1 in Sw-5b-Mediated Resistance to Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus”
by Zhengqiang C., Qian W., Cong T., Hongyu C., Dan M., Xin Q., Xiaohui Z., Lei J. and Xiaorong T.
Viruses 2021, 13(8), 1447; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13081447
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/8/1447

“Understanding the Genetic Diversity of Picobirnavirus: A Classification Update Based on Phylogenetic and Pairwise Sequence Comparison Approaches”

by Lester J. P., Gavin A. C. and Michael G. B.
Viruses 2021, 13(8), 1476; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13081476
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/8/1476

“An Absolutely Conserved Tryptophan in the Stem of the Envelope Protein E of Flaviviruses Is Essential for the Formation of Stable Particles”
by Iris M., Franz X. H. and Karin S.
Viruses 2021, 13(9), 1727; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13091727
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/9/1727

“Examining the Effects of an Anti-Salmonella Bacteriophage Preparation, BAFASAL®, on Ex-Vivo Human Gut Microbiome Composition and Function Using a Multi-Omics Approach”
by Janice M., Xu Z., James B., Krystal W., Zhibin N., Ewelina W., Jarosław D., Alain S. and Daniel F.
Viruses 2021, 13(9), 1734; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13091734
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/9/1734

“Structure-Guided Creation of an Anti-HA Stalk Antibody F11 Derivative That Neutralizes Both F11-Sensitive and -Resistant Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Viruses“
by Osamu K., Yasushi S. et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(9), 1733; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13091733
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/9/1733

“Report of One-Year Prospective Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Dogs and Cats in France with Various Exposure Risks: Confirmation of a Low Prevalence of Shedding, Detection and Complete Sequencing of an Alpha Variant in a Cat”
by Emilie K., Solène D. et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(9), 1759; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13091759
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/9/1759

“Histotype-Dependent Oligodendroglial PrP Pathology in Sporadic CJD: A Frequent Feature of the M2C “Strain”
by Ellen G., Sigrid K., Nuria V. R., Gerda R., Günther R., Thomas S., Ognian K., Marlene L., Herbert B. and Gabor G. K.
Viruses 2021, 13(9), 1796; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13091796
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/9/1796

“The Isolated in Utero Environment Is Conducive to the Emergence of RNA and DNA Virus Variants”
by Daniel U., Ivan T.,  Henry M., Nathalie B. and Uladzimir K.
Viruses 2021, 13(9), 1827; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13091827
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/9/1827

“Phylogenomic Characterization of Lopma Virus and Praja Virus, Two Novel Rodent-Borne Arteriviruses”
by Bert V., Zafeiro Z., Sophie G., Joëlle G. B., Bram V., Philippe L., Piet M. and Magda B.
Viruses 2021, 13(9), 1842; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13091842
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/9/1842

“The Pathobiology of H7N3 Low and High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Viruses from the United States Outbreak in 2020 Differs between Turkeys and Chickens”
by Miriã F. C., Christina M. L. et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(9), 1851; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13091851
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/9/1851

“VP8, the Major Tegument Protein of Bovine Herpesvirus-1, Is Partially Packaged during Early Tegument Formation in a VP22-Dependent Manner”
by Soumya S., Kuan Z. and Sylvia D. L. H.
Viruses 2021, 13(9), 1854; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13091854
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/9/1854

“Reduced Infection Efficiency of Phage NCTC 12673 on Non-Motile Campylobacter jejuni Strains Is Related to Oxidative Stress”
by Jessica C. S., Muhammad A. J., Clay S. C., James B., Annika F., Alain S. and Christine M. S.
Viruses 2021, 13(10), 1955; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13101955
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/10/1955

“Phage Therapy Related Microbial Succession Associated with Successful Clinical Outcome for a Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection”
by Austen T., Justin C., Maile K., Haroldo H. S., Sabrina G., Saima A. and Anthony M.
Viruses 2021, 13(10), 2049; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13102049
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/10/2049

“Spillover of West Caucasian Bat Lyssavirus (WCBV) in a Domestic Cat and Westward Expansion in the Palearctic Region”
by Stefania L., Ettore B. et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(10), 2064; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13102064
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/10/2064

“Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and 2 Infections during Differentiation of Human Cortical Neurons”
by Petra B., Edward T. et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(10), 2072; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13102072
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/10/2072

“Comparison of the Proteomes of Porcine Macrophages and a Stable Porcine Cell Line after Infection with African Swine Fever Virus”
by Elisabeth W., Walter F., Luise H., Ulrike B., Sandra B., Thomas C. M. and Axel K.
Viruses 2021, 13(11), 2198; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13112198
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/11/2198

“SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein S1-Mediated Endothelial Injury and Pro-Inflammatory State Is Amplified by Dihydrotestosterone and Prevented by Mineralocorticoid Antagonism”
by Nitin K., Yu Z., Srilakshmi Y., Kristina L. H., Jason S. K., Yogendra K., Andrea T. O. and Santhi K. G.
Viruses 2021, 13(11), 2209; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13112209
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/11/2209

“Downregulation of Cell Surface Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Expression Is Mediated by the Left-End Transcription Unit of Fowl Adenovirus 9”
by Bryan D. G., Juan C. C., Yanlong P. and Éva N.
Viruses 2021, 13(11), 2211; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13112211
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/11/2211

“Impact of Phage CDHS-1 on the Transcription, Physiology and Pathogenicity of a Clostridioides difficile Ribotype 027 Strain, R20291”
by Janet Y. N., Thekra S. A-T., Shaun H. and Martha R. J. C.
Viruses 2021, 13(11), 2262; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13112262
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/11/2262

“Analyses of Leishmania-LRV Co-Phylogenetic Patterns and Evolutionary Variability of Viral Proteins”
by Alexei Y. K., Danyil G., Yulia K., Daniil S. C., Alexander N. L., Evgeny S. G. and Vyacheslav Y.
Viruses 2021, 13(11), 2305; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13112305
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/11/2305

“Heterogeneity of Early Host Response to Infection with Four Low-Pathogenic H7 Viruses with a Different Evolutionary History in the Field”
by Gianpiero Z., Alice B. et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(11), 2323; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13112323
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/11/2323

“Plasma Proteome Fingerprints Reveal Distinctiveness and Clinical Outcome of SARS-CoV-2 Infection”
by Wolfgang B., Marcus W. et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(12), 2456; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13122456
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/12/2456

“Characterization and Tissue Tropism of Newly Identified Iflavirus and Negeviruses in Glossina morsitans morsitans Tsetse Flies”
by Irene K. M., Hannah-Isadora H. et al.
Viruses 2021, 13(12), 2472; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13122472
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/12/2472

 

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