Paul Chisholm

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Why are animal viruses better at developing resistance to countermeasures than plant viruses?

Viruses that cause human disease often become resistant to the drugs that we treat them with. In contrast, plant viruses seem to overcome countermeasures (such as resistance genes incorporated...

16 May 2018 280 3 View

Does a plant's risk of infection with an arthropod-transmitted pathogen depend on where it is attacked?

More specifically, will a plant virus achieve greater inoculation success if the vector feeds on a growing plant part vs. a senescent part?I've heard that fast growing parts of a plant may be more...

14 November 2016 9,188 4 View

How do multiple vectors influence the probability of successful infection and/or the severity of a vector-borne disease?

I'm interested in literature from both animal and plant systems examining how multiple vectors can influence both 1) a successful pathogen invasion (qualitative) and 2) the severity of an...

25 May 2016 8,548 1 View