"Host Specificity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The properties of a pathogen that makes it capable of infecting one or more specific hosts. The pathogen can include PARASITES as well as VIRUSES; BACTERIA; FUNGI; or PLANTS.
| Descriptor ID |
D058507
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G06.380.380 G16.543.380
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| Concept/Terms |
Host Specificity- Host Specificity
- Host Specificities
- Specificities, Host
- Specificity, Host
- Host Species Specificity
- Host Species Specificities
- Specificities, Host Species
- Specificity, Host Species
Host Range- Host Range
- Host Ranges
- Range, Host
- Ranges, Host
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Host Specificity" by people in Profiles.
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Damas J, Hughes GM, Keough KC, Painter CA, Persky NS, Corbo M, Hiller M, Koepfli KP, Pfenning AR, Zhao H, Genereux DP, Swofford R, Pollard KS, Ryder OA, Nweeia MT, Lindblad-Toh K, Teeling EC, Karlsson EK, Lewin HA. Broad host range of SARS-CoV-2 predicted by comparative and structural analysis of ACE2 in vertebrates. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 09 08; 117(36):22311-22322.
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Meir C, Mincberg M, Rostovsky I, Tal S, Vollmers EM, Levi A, Tattersall P, Davis C. The MVMp P4 promoter is a host cell-type range determinant in vivo. Virology. 2017 06; 506:141-151.
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Rosa A, Chande A, Ziglio S, De Sanctis V, Bertorelli R, Goh SL, McCauley SM, Nowosielska A, Antonarakis SE, Luban J, Santoni FA, Pizzato M. HIV-1 Nef promotes infection by excluding SERINC5 from virion incorporation. Nature. 2015 Oct 08; 526(7572):212-7.
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Mandell DT, Kristoff J, Gaufin T, Gautam R, Ma D, Sandler N, Haret-Richter G, Xu C, Aamer H, Dufour J, Trichel A, Douek DC, Keele BF, Apetrei C, Pandrea I. Pathogenic features associated with increased virulence upon Simian immunodeficiency virus cross-species transmission from natural hosts. J Virol. 2014 Jun; 88(12):6778-92.
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Morrison TG, Walsh EE. Subunit and virus-like particle vaccine approaches for respiratory syncytial virus. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2013; 372:285-306.
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Terajima M, Urban SL, Leporati AM. The N-terminus of vaccinia virus host range protein C7L is essential for function. Virus Genes. 2013 Feb; 46(1):20-7.
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Luhachack LG, Visvikis O, Wollenberg AC, Lacy-Hulbert A, Stuart LM, Irazoqui JE. EGL-9 controls C. elegans host defense specificity through prolyl hydroxylation-dependent and -independent HIF-1 pathways. PLoS Pathog. 2012; 8(7):e1002798.