[HTML][HTML] Viral genome sequencing by random priming methods

…, J Feldblyum, N Sengamalay, C Afonso, X Zhang… - BMC genomics, 2008 - Springer
Background Most emerging health threats are of zoonotic origin. For the overwhelming
majority, their causative agents are RNA viruses which include but are not limited to HIV, …

A dynamic modeling approach to simulating socioeconomic effects on landscape changes

Y Wang, X Zhang - Ecological Modelling, 2001 - Elsevier
Modeling and simulating the effects of human factors on landscape change remain as challenges
for ecological studies. In this paper, we present a dynamic landscape simulation (DLS) …

Hypoxia-avoidance by planktivorous fish in Chesapeake Bay: implications for food web interactions and fish recruitment

SA Ludsin, X Zhang, SB Brandt, MR Roman… - Journal of Experimental …, 2009 - Elsevier
Chesapeake Bay has been experiencing severe eutrophication-driven bottom hypoxia for
several decades, yet the effects of hypoxia on its food webs, especially its pelagic components…

Downward export of carbon by diel migrant mesozooplankton in the central equatorial Pacific

X Zhang, HG Dam - Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in …, 1997 - Elsevier
Using data collected during cruises of the JGOFS equatorial Pacific Study in March/April and
October of 1992 at the equator (140W), we examine the downward transport of carbon by …

HIV proteins (gp120 and Tat) and methamphetamine in oxidative stress-induced damage in the brain: potential role of the thiol antioxidant N-acetylcysteine amide

A Banerjee, X Zhang, KR Manda, WA Banks… - Free Radical Biology and …, 2010 - Elsevier
An increased risk of HIV-1 associated dementia (HAD) has been observed in patients abusing
methamphetamine (METH). Since both HIV viral proteins (gp120, Tat) and METH induce …

Hypoxia-driven changes in the behavior and spatial distribution of pelagic fish and mesozooplankton in the northern Gulf of Mexico

H Zhang, SA Ludsin, DM Mason, AT Adamack… - Journal of Experimental …, 2009 - Elsevier
Hypoxia (<2 mg O 2 l −1 ) is a major global water quality and fisheries management issue in
coastal ecosystems. Although the impact of hypoxia on benthic communities has been …

The intrinsically disordered C‐terminal domain of the measles virus nucleoprotein interacts with the C‐terminal domain of the phosphoprotein via two distinct sites and …

…, V Receveur‐Bréchot, M Oglesbee, X Zhang… - Protein …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Measles virus is a negative‐sense, single‐stranded RNA virus within theMononegavirales
order,which includes several human pathogens, including rabies, Ebola, Nipah, and Hendra …

Biologic, antigenic, and full-length genomic characterization of a bovine-like coronavirus isolated from a giraffe

M Hasoksuz, K Alekseev, A Vlasova, X Zhang… - Journal of …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Coronaviruses (CoVs) possess large RNA genomes and exist as quasispecies, which
increases the possibility of adaptive mutations and interspecies transmission. Recently, CoVs …

Bovine-like coronaviruses isolated from four species of captive wild ruminants are homologous to bovine coronaviruses, based on complete genomic sequences

…, AN Vlasova, K Jung, M Hasoksuz, X Zhang… - Journal of …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
We sequenced and analyzed the full-length genomes of four coronaviruses (CoVs), each
from a distinct wild-ruminant species in Ohio: sambar deer (Cervus unicolor), a waterbuck (…

Dramatic reduction of crop‐to‐crop gene flow within a short distance from transgenic rice fields

…, BR Lu, Z Song, J Su, AA Snow, X Zhang… - New …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
• Genetically modified (GM) rice with enhanced agronomic traits and pharmaceutical uses
are ready for widespread adoption. Little is known about isolation requirements for achieving …