Incidence Of Latent Infection Research Articles

Impact of Postharvest Handling on Preharvest Latent Infections Caused by Monilinia spp. in Nectarines.

Latent infections caused by Monilinia spp. in nectarines cause great economic losses since they are not detected and rejected at harvest and can appear at any time post-harvest, even at the consumer’s home. The effect of a pre-cooling chamber, water dump operation, and cold-storage chamber on the activation and/or development of preharvest latent infections caused by Monilinia spp. on nectarines were studied under different postharvest conditions: (a) cold storage for 0, 1, or 3 d at 4 °C at either 75% relative humidity (RH) or 100% RH before water dumping, (b) water dumping for 10 minutes at 15 °C, and (c) cold storage for 0, 3, or 10 d at 4 °C at either 75% RH or 100% RH after water dumping. These storage conditions were transformed to fungal physiological time. For visualization of the latent infections caused by Monilinia spp., the nectarines were placed in sterile paper bags and frozen at −20 °C for 48 h in order to damage the epidermis. To compare different handling scenarios, the incidence of latent infection was modelled for physiological time description by a modified Gompertz model. The activation and/or development of preharvest natural latent infections caused by Monilinia spp. at postharvest was mainly related to temperature and incubation time at postharvest. Storing nectarines with any postharvest handling less than 11 days at 4 °C avoids brown rot symptoms and reduced the activation and/or development of pre-harvest latent infections caused by Monilinia spp., while more cold days caused the exponential phase of latent infection activation and/or development. The Gompertz model employed could be used for predicting the activation and/or development of latent infection caused by Monilinia spp. at postharvest conditions and looks at the postharvest life. To our knowledge, this is the first time that the effects of post-harvest handling on latent infections in fruit have been studied.

Postharvest Incidence of Stem End Rot in 'Hayward' Kiwifruit Is Related to Preharvest Botrytis cinerea Colonization of Floral Parts and Latent Infection.

Stem end rot (SER) caused by Botrytis cinerea is the primary postharvest disease in the Chilean kiwifruit industry. Relationships between the postharvest occurrence of SER in 'Hayward' kiwifruit and the temporal dynamics of earlier B. cinerea colonization of the floral parts (petals, sepals, receptacles, styles) was studied in five orchards over two consecutive seasons in Chile. Weather conditions in the first season favored B. cinerea infection with roughly constant colonization of floral parts up to about 120 days after full bloom, but colonization then increased up until harvest. In the second season, colonization was roughly constant throughout. Latent infections of the fruit occurred in both seasons but were high in the first season and low in the second. Incidence of latent infections at harvest were the best predictors (r > 0.8) of postharvest SER. The number of preharvest infection periods calculated using temperature, leaf wetness, and relative humidity satisfactorily predicted SER incidence by an exponential model, R2 = 0.90, P < 0.001. Results indicated environmental variables play key roles in the temporal dynamics of B. cinerea colonization. Quantification of latent B. cinerea infections in asymptomatic fruit close to harvest, is a practicable way to predict later incidence of SER during storage.

Scion Substitution: A New Strategy to Control Citrus Variegated Chlorosis Disease.

Citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC) disease, caused by the xylem-limited and insect-transmitted bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, has caused severe losses in orange production in Brazil. Disease control requires insecticide applications, tree removal, and pruning of symptomatic branches. Pruning success has been erratic, especially in areas of high disease incidence. In this work, in planta X. fastidiosa distribution and the effectiveness of severe pruning procedures for curing diseased adult trees were investigated. Most sampled upper parts of the trees contained X. fastidiosa, but at higher frequencies in symptomatic branches. Removal of all main branches (decapitation) was not effective and revealed a 20 to 30% incidence of latent infections. Trunk decapitation resulted in a higher number of healthy scions but killed 10 to 30% of the remaining trunks. Removal of all scion and grafting the newly sprouted shoots of 'Rangpur' lime (Citrus limonia Osbeck) or 'Cleopatra' (Citrus reshni Hort. ex Tan.) rootstocks with healthy buds allowed production of fast-growing and productive new scions that remained free from CVC for at least 2 years in four locations. With this method, highly affected trees do not need to be fully removed and the costs involved in this practice and in young tree acquisition and plantings are circumvented; therefore, it is a feasible option for less technically inclined small growers in Brazil.

Understanding the Process of Latent Infection of Canker-Causing Pathogens in Stone Fruit and Nut Crops in California.

The Botryosphaeriaceae family is considered a fungal family that includes pathogens causing latent infection of woody plants, and a number of species were identified as causal pathogens of canker and shoot blight diseases. To better understand the process of latent infection of major canker-causing pathogens in woody tissues in different tree crops important in California, shoot and bud samples were randomly collected from four tree crops: almond, dried plum, pistachio, and walnut. The previously developed DNA primers and quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assay systems were applied to detect six canker-causing pathogen groups, including Botryosphaeria dothidea, and species of Cytospora, Diplodia, Lasiodiplodia, Neofusicoccum, and Phomopsis. The concepts of molecular severity (MS) and latent infection index (LII) were introduced and applied to quantify the latent infection levels for these samples. Variation in incidence of latent infection among pathogen groups was observed, whereas the incidences were relatively low among species of Phomopsis and Diplodia. High incidences of Cytospora spp. were observed in two dried plum (prune) orchards. Most orchards showed high incidences of B. dothidea and Lasiodiplodia spp. and moderate incidences of Neofusicoccum spp. Variations in MS were observed among samples of the studied orchards, ranging from 4 to 8. The overall results of LII demonstrated that species of Diplodia and Phomopsis were less important in population development of canker-causing pathogens at the latent phase. Lasiodiplodia spp. were the most aggressive and had been well developed in populations among the studied tree crops. Cytospora spp. became predominant in two of the three dried plum orchards, whereas B. dothidea and Neofusicoccum spp. showed trends of increase in incidence across various tree crops. This study also demonstrated the usefulness of this sensitive qPCR approach in providing evidence of the latent phase of major canker-causing pathogens of stone fruit and nut crops at an early stage of latent infection in woody plant tissues.

Peach brown rot control and the relationship of latent infection with postharvest disease

ABSTRACT The peach brown rot, caused by Monilinia fructicola, is the main disease of the crop, causing significant losses during preharvest and postharvest. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of preharvest fungicide application on brown rot control and verify the role of latent infection and external contamination in postharvest disease. An experiment was carried out in the years 2014 and 2015 in order to evaluate the performance of six active ingredients (captan, iprodione, iminoctadine, tebuconazole, difenoconazole and azoxystrobin) during preharvest on brown rot control and the effect on latent infection. A second experiment was carried out to monitor the latent infection during growth and ripening of the fruit and in order to correlate it with the postharvest disease incidence. The data were submitted to analysis of variance (Anova) and the means were grouped by the Scott-Knott test (p &lt; 0.05), using statistical software Sisvar. The active ingredients iprodione, tebuconazole and difenoconazole were the most efficient in controlling brown rot on the field, while iminoctadine has higher efficiency during postharvest control, acting on latent infections. The incidence of latent infections during fruit growth and ripening has a positive correlation with brown rot incidence at postharvest. The highest disease incidence after storage is due to the latent infections manifestation. Effective chemical control in the field, throughout the growing and ripening of fruit, is an important approach to postharvest brown rot control, even after cold storage and during shelf life at 20 °C.

Influence of relative virulence and latent infections on the development of Monilinia to Greek peach orchards

Brown rot is a very important disease of stone fruit worldwide. Host specificity has important implications for disease management. In this study, the pathogenicity and relative virulence of Monilinia laxa and M. fructicola isolates from peach on different hosts were evaluated. The results of this study showed that all the isolates of M. laxa and M. fructicola originated from peach were pathogenic on the excised shoots of cherry, peach, plum, apricot, apple and pear shoot segments and the fruit on plum, apple and pear. The behavior of each species was not the same in different crops and there was no evidence for the predominance of either Monilinia species. In addition, the incidence of latent infections on peach and nectarine cultivars was investigated. This study showed that there was no latent infection in bloom stage in 2013. In contrast, the percentage of latent infection during the fruit development stage was between 4 and 13% in peach cultivars and 2–15% in nectarine cultivars. Latent infections were only found in bloom stage of peach cultivars in 2015, but not in the different fruit development stages tested. It is possible that the percentage of latent infections on peach and nectarine flower and fruit may different from year to year depending on the weather conditions and cultivar. Finally, the significance of leaving thinned peach fruits in the orchard on the appearance of latent infection was examined. It was found that the percentage of latent infections on fruit was significantly higher in the untreated control compared with a treatment with thiophanate methyl or when the fruits were thinned. No significant difference was found between fruit treated with thiophanate methyl and thinning of fruits. Generally, the results of this study could help on the better management of brown rot disease.

Harvest and postharvest brown rot of fruit in relation to early latent infection caused by Monilinia spp. in Hungary

In this study, the effect of early latent infection caused by Monilina spp. on harvest and postharvest brown rot of sour cherry and peach was investigated. Two field experiments were performed in commercial orchards located at Eperjeske on sour cherry and at Siófok on peach in 2013 and 2014 in order to study the possible relationship between the incidence of early latent infection caused by Monilinia spp. and the incidence of harvest and postharvest brown rot. No latent infection was recorded at popcorn phanological stage of the trees at both locations. The maximum incidence was detected during the pit hardening period. There was a positive correlation between the incidence of latent infection and harvest or postharvest brown rot. The average incidence of latent infection during the crop season explained approximatelly 20% of the total variation in the incidence of postharvest brown rot.

Incomplete systemic movement of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum and the occurrence of latent infections in xanthomonas wilt‐infected banana mats

Management of banana xanthomonas wilt (XW) (caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, Xcm) has been impeded by poor adoption of control options that are complex, cumbersome and costly. To improve XW management, this study investigated Xcm survival and latent infections in subsequent generations, survival of latently infected planting materials (suckers), incidence of latent infections in symptomless plants in mats having diseased plants, and XW status across farms and markets in districts previously devastated but currently endemic. On‐station experiments were protected from new infections. Latent bacteria at low levels were detected in up to 20% of the third generation suckers, with a significant (P &lt; 0·05) reduction (43–20%) in subsequent generations. Only 3–6% of latently infected suckers succumbed to XW. Incidence of Xcm in symptomless suckers from farmers' fields (with up to 70% incidence) was low (3%) while it increased (8–25%) with disease severity in mats in controlled experiments. In the surveyed districts, incidence had significantly declined with yields observed to have recovered relative to earlier reports, although latent infections remained high. This study provides evidence that if new infections are prevented, fields with high XW incidence can be rejuvenated. It showed incomplete systemic movement of Xcm in mats coupled to a gradual decline of bacterial load in subsequent generations to levels that cannot initiate disease. These studies explain the current successes in farms practising single diseased plant removal instead of whole mat rouging, and gives hope to farmers lacking access to clean planting material.

Survey of Xylella fastidiosa and citrus variegated chlorosis in São Paulo state, Brazil.

Contrary to the well-documented incidence and severity of Citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC) throughout the sweet orange groves of Sao Paulo state (Brazil), the incidence and distribution of its causal agent, Xylella fastidiosa, is not well known. Sweet orange samples selected according to variety and age were collected from commercial groves in northern, central and southern regions of Sao Paulo state and analysed visually for the presence of symptoms and by PCR for the presence of X. fastidiosa. A decreasing gradient of both infected and symptomatic trees from northern to southern regions of the state was observed. However, there was a higher incidence of latent infection (symptomless trees) in the southern (32%) than in the northern and central regions (16%). The survey disclosed an increasing gradient of CVC and X. fastidiosa incidence according to the age of the trees. Infected trees younger than two years were observed only in the central region. CVC symptom expression is related to environmental conditions and the incidence of symptomatic trees does not correspond with that of trees infected by X. fastidiosa.

Multiple pre-harvest treatments with acibenzolar-S-methyl reduce latent infection and induce resistance in muskmelon fruit

Muskmelons (cv. Yindi) were sprayed with 100 mg a.i. L −1 acibenzolar-S-methyl (ASM) four times at four different stages: flowering, the young fruit, the fruit enlarging period and the netting periods. Analyses were performed 1 week after each ASM treatment. Results showed that the incidence of total latent infection (caused by all observable fungi) and the incidence of relative latent infection (caused by Alternaria alternata or Fusarium spp.) were significantly lower in sprayed muskmelons than in the control fruit. Moreover, the reduction in the incidence of latent infection was greater with increased ASM treatments. The control of latent infection by ASM resulted in reduced incidence of postharvest decay and improved fruit appearance and firmness after 10 d of storage. In addition, the activities of peroxidase, phenylalanine ammonia lyase, β-1,3-glucanase and chitinase increased significantly in treated muskmelons. ASM treatments also contributed to the accumulation of phenolic compounds, lignin and flavonoids. Increases in defense-related enzyme activities and in particular metabolite levels were observed in plants with more ASM treatments. These results suggest that multiple ASM treatments could induce disease resistance in muskmelons and could be an ideal strategy for preventing latent infection in fruits.

Primary Inoculum Sources of Monilinia spp. in Spanish Peach Orchards and Their Relative Importance in Brown Rot.

Immediately following the identification of Monilinia fructicola in a Spanish peach orchard in the Ebro Valley in 2006, this orchard and two other orchards in the same valley were intensively sampled for potential tree and ground sources of primary Monilinia inoculum before and during three growing seasons between 2006 and 2008. Overwintered Monilinia spp. produced inoculum from only mycelium, and no apothecia were found in any of the three orchards over the three growing seasons. Mummies on trees were the main source of primary inoculum. More than 90% of Monilinia isolates on all fruit mummies were M. laxa. Positive relationships were found between (i) the number of mummified fruit and the incidence of postharvest brown rot (P = 0.05, r = 0.75, n = 8), and (ii) the number of mummified fruit and nonabscised aborted fruit in the trees and the number of conidia on the fruit surface (P = 0.04, r = 0.71; P = 0.01, r = 0.94, respectively, n = 8) and the incidence of latent infection (P = 0.03, r = 0.75; P = 0.001, r = 0.99; respectively, n = 8). In addition, the numbers of mummified fruit and pruned branches on the orchard floor were correlated with the number of airborne conidia in the orchard. Based on the results of these surveys, the control of brown rot in stone fruit orchards is discussed.

Biological control of strawberry gray mold by Clonostachys rosea under field conditions

Gray mold, caused by Botrytis cinerea, is an important strawberry disease in Brazil. As a component of a disease management program, we have been evaluating pathogen biological control with Clonostachys rosea, and selected four isolates as potential antagonists to B. cinerea. In 2006 and 2007, under field conditions, we compared the efficiency of the four C. rosea isolates (applied once or twice a week) with a weekly spray of procymidone alternated with captan in controlling gray mold. Following the applications and up to harvest, we evaluated weekly: leaf area colonization by C. rosea (LAC), average number of B. cinerea conidiophores on leaves (ANC), incidence of gray mold on both flowers (Iflower) and fruits (Ifruit), incidence of latent infections on fruits (Ilat), and yield. The applications of C. rosea twice a week provided higher LAC (16.97%), smaller ANC (10.28; 78.22 in the check treatment, sprayed with water), smaller IFlower (10.02%; 50.55% in the check treatment), and smaller IFruit (5.95%; 25.10% in the check treatment). Yield ranged between 3490 and 3750 g plot −1 with applications of C. rosea twice a week and between 1740 and 1910 g plot −1 in the check treatment. Ilat was 20% in the check treatment and less than 10% in the other treatments. Based on this 2-year study, at least two weekly applications of C. rosea are required for a successful gray mold management program.

Relationship between the incidence of latent infections caused by Monilinia spp. and the incidence of brown rot of peach fruit: factors affecting latent infection

Five field experiments were performed in commercial orchards located in Lleida (Spain) over three growing seasons, 2000–2002, in order to estimate the relationship between the incidence of latent infection caused by Monilinia spp. in peaches and the incidence of post-harvest brown rot. No latent infection was recorded at popcorn and the maximum incidence occurred pre-harvest; in some orchards a second peak was detected during the pit hardening period. Monilinia laxa is the most prevalent species isolated from peaches with brown rot. There was a positive correlation between the incidence of latent infection and that of post-harvest brown rot. The average incidence of latent infection during the crop season explained 55% of the total variation in the incidence of post-harvest brown rot. The effect of temperature (T) and duration of wetness (W) on the incidence of latent infection in peach and nectarine orchards was analysed using multiple regression. The regression analysis indicated that T and W jointly explained 83% of the total variation in the incidence of latent infection. The model predicts no latent infections when T 22 h wetness are required when T = 8°C but only 5 h at 25°C are necessary for latent infection to occur. The incidence of brown rot and latent infection of peaches caused by M. laxa under controlled experimental conditions were also affected by T and W, as well as by fruit maturity and inoculum concentration. Latent infections were produced in fruit when T was not suitable for the development of brown rot symptoms. In these experiments more than 4–5 h of daily wetness were required after embryo growth in fruit sprayed to run-off with an inoculum concentration higher than 104 conidia ml−1 of M. laxa for brown rot and latent infections to develop. The fitted model obtained from the field data was able to predict the observed data obtained under controlled environmental conditions.

Effects of Latent Infection, Temperature, Precipitation, and Irrigation on Panicle and Shoot Blight of Pistachio in California

ABSTRACT Panicle and shoot blight, caused by a Fusicoccum sp., is an economically important disease of pistachio in California. Between 1999 and 2001, the disease severity was monitored throughout the growing season in 10 pistachio orchards, irrigated with drip, microsprinklers, low-angled (12 degrees ) sprinklers, or flood. The effect of temperature, precipitation pattern, irrigation system, and incidence of Fusicoccum sp. latent infection on panicle and shoot blight severity was quantified with a generalized linear model for repeated measures. The number of continuous rainy days in April and May and the cumulative daily mean temperatures from June to early September had a significant positive effect on panicle and shoot blight of pistachio leaves and fruit. Drip irrigation significantly decreased disease risk. Other factors, such as the number of discontinuous rainy days in April and May, the cumulative deviation from the 30-year average temperature during the dry days of April and May, the incidence of latent infection (only on leaves), and irrigation with microsprinklers or lowangled (12 degrees ) sprinklers were weak explanatory variables of panicle and shoot blight severity. Knowledge of panicle and shoot blight risk may contribute significantly to decisions regarding the appropriate application of fungicides, especially in years or fields of low risk.

Threshold Conditions That Lead Latent Infection to Prune Fruit Rot Caused by Monilinia fructicola

ABSTRACT Inoculations were performed six to eight times in each of 10 prune orchards located in nine counties of California. In each inoculation, branches that bore 40 to 60 blossoms or 30 to 40 fruit were inoculated with conidial suspensions of Monilinia fructicola. Three inoculum concentrations and 14 to 16 h of humidity were used for each inoculation. All inoculated fruit were maintained on trees and harvested separately 2 weeks before commercial harvest. The incidence of latent infection (ILI) and percentage of branches with fruit rot (PBFR) were determined for each inoculation in each orchard. As the ILI increased, the PBFR also increased linearly. Five conditions that lead latent infection to fruit rot include (i) latent infection level; (ii) fruit developmental stage; (iii) inoculum concentration; (iv) total hours of relative humidity greater than 90% (hRH); and (v) total hours of dew period (hDEW) from mid-July to mid-August. Three levels of PBFR, 1, 5, and 10% were assigned, and threshold conditions that lead to these levels were determined based on the experimental results. The relative probabilities that lead latent infection to fruit rot (r_PBFR) at different fruit developmental stages were calculated. A preliminary decision support model to guide fungicide application was developed based on the above results. One of the four recommendations, safe, wait, check historical weather as a reference, and apply a fungicide immediately, could be provided based on the level of latent infection and the decision process developed through this study.

Risk Analysis for Latent Infection of Prune by Monilinia fructicola in California

ABSTRACT The quantitative relationships between incidence of latent infection (ILI) of prune by Monilinia fructicola and wetness duration (WD) for different bloom and fruit developmental stages and different inoculum concentrations were obtained. Three levels of ILI were considered as criteria for low, moderate, and high risks of latent infection, respectively. Seasonal patterns of WD leading to different risk levels of latent infection were obtained for low (IP(L)) and high (IP(H)) inoculum potential conditions in orchards. Longer WD was needed at a resistant than at a susceptible fruit developmental stage to induce similar levels of latent infection. The curves of WD leading to different levels of ILI over the growing season (risky WD curves) were used in risk analysis for latent infection. Multi-year historical WD data from 10 prune-growing locations in California were compared with risky WD curves. The percentage of days (P) with WD leading to a certain risk level of latent infection was calculated for each month from historical weather data. Under the IP(L) condition, the P distributions for low risk of latent infection were higher in March and April than in May and were the lowest in June for most locations. Under the IP(H) condition, the number of days that WD leading to low risk of latent infection in May increased compared with those under the IP(L) condition. The risk analysis approach was evaluated by using separate experimental data as incidence of fruit brown rot obtained from different prune orchards over years. Consistency between predicted overall risk levels of latent infection and observed incidence of fruit brown rot was obtained. The results demonstrated the usefulness of the risk analysis in decision support system for disease management.

Factors Affecting Latent Infection of Prune Fruit by Monilinia fructicola

ABSTRACT Experiments were conducted in three prune orchards in California. In each orchard, inoculations with Monilinia fructicola, the causal agent of brown rot of stone fruits, were performed on branches of trees at bloom and fruit developmental stages. Five inoculum concentrations were used in each inoculation. Six and four wetness durations were created for each inoculum concentration at bloom and fruit developmental stages, respectively. Fruit were harvested 3 weeks before commercial harvest. The overnight freezing incubation technique was used to promote sporulation and to determine incidence of latent infection (ILI) of fruit brown rot. No differences in ILI among locations were found. A seasonal pattern of bloom and fruit susceptibility to latent infection was determined. Susceptibility to latent infection at bloom stage was at a moderate level and increased to reach the highest level at pit hardening stage. Subsequently, fruit susceptibility to latent infection decreased, reaching the lowest level in early June at embryo growth stage. Thereafter, the susceptibility increased again with fruit development and maturity until harvest. Linear relationships between ILI and inoculum concentration were obtained for most combinations of growth stage and wetness duration. Incidence of latent infection increased linearly with increased wetness duration at bloom stage and increased exponentially with increased wetness duration at early and late fruit developmental stages. The optimum temperatures for latent infection at pit hardening stage ranged from 14 to 18 degrees C, but the effect of temperature on latent infection was reduced at resistant stages. The temperature range favorable to latent infection varied for different wetness durations.

Fungicidal suppression of symptomless latent infections of Monilinia fructicola in European plums

European plums (Prunus domestica “Stanley”) with a high incidence of symptomless latent infections of Monilinia fructicola, were harvested soft-ripe or firm-ripe, surface disinfested in NaOCl, soaked for 4 min in fungicide suspensions at 20°C and incubated for 7-11 days at >95% RH at 20°C. Using soft-ripe fruits, all 12 fungicides reduced brown rot relative to the water check after 7 days incubation, with tebuconazole and flusilazole being numerically superior. Using firm-ripe fruits, five sterol-inhibiting fungicides and iprodione reduced brown rot infections after 7 days incubation, with tebuconazole, flusilazole and myclobutanil being numerically superior. Fruits were soaked for 4 min in suspensions of tebuconazole and flusilazole at 33, 67, and 100 mg a.i./L, and incubated for 7-8 days. Treatments were moderately effective with no rate response except for soft-ripe plums soaked in flusilazole. Five sterol-inhibiting fungicides were applied twice at mid-season to Stanley trees having fruits with a high incidence of latent infection. Only tebuconazole gave temporary suppression of M. fructicola in excised immature fruits. During postharvest incubation of mature fruits, only those sprayed with tebuconazole, flusilazole, and fenbuconazole, showed a reduction in brown rot, to 45-65% from 89% in the water check. This limited response was attributed to poor adhesion of droplets of fungicide suspensions to the waxy fruit surface at the time of application.

Mechanisms of Immunization with a Replication-Defective Mutant of Herpes Simplex Virus 1

We have investigated the mechanisms by which subcutaneous immunization of mice with a replication-defective mutant of herpes simplex virus 1 protects against infection of the eye and latent infection of the trigeminal ganglion following corneal challenge. First, we have shown that immunization reduces the number of trigeminal ganglion neurons in challenged animals that express the latency-associated transcript. This indicates that the reduction in the incidence of latent infection by challenge virus is likely due to immune mechanisms and not saturation of the potential sites of latent infection by the immunizing mutant virus itself. Second, the duration of protective immunity against acute infection, keratitis, and latent infection was similar in mice immunized with replication-defective or -competent virus; thus, the replication-defective mutant virus is able to induce durable immunity apparently without spread in the host. Third, although the mutant virus showed no evidence of replicationin vivo,it was present in footpad tissue in an infectious form for several days. This surprising observation raises the possibility that continued infection events by input virus over an extended period of time may have a boosting effect on the developing immune response which could explain, at least in part, the capacity of these replication-defective mutant viruses to elicit a robust and durable immunity despite their inability to spread within the host.

Incidence of latent infection of Epstein-Barr virus in lung cancers — An analysis of EBER1 expression in lung cancers by in situ hybridization

Incidence of latent infection of Epstein-Barr virus in lung cancers — An analysis of EBER1 expression in lung cancers by in situ hybridization