Solenopsis invicta virus 1

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Solenopsis invicta virus 1 is a pathogenic virus that infects red imported fire ants and is studied as a potential biological control agent to help manage their invasive populations.

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Solenopsis invicta virus 1 canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf pathogenic virus ⓘ
positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus ⓘ
virus ⓘ
appliedFor management of invasive red imported fire ant populations ⓘ
associatedWith reduced foraging activity in infected colonies ⓘ
biosafetyConsideration evaluated for host specificity before release ⓘ
controlApproachType self-disseminating biological control agent ⓘ
controlStrategyRole classical biological control candidate ⓘ
controlTarget invasive Solenopsis invicta populations ⓘ
discoveryContext identified in Solenopsis invicta populations in the United States ⓘ
effectOnHost can cause chronic infection ⓘ
can reduce colony fitness ⓘ
reduces worker longevity ⓘ
environmentalImpactConcern non-target ant species safety ⓘ
epidemiologyFeature can reach high prevalence within colonies ⓘ
prevalence varies among geographic populations of Solenopsis invicta ⓘ
genomeOrganization dicistronic genome ⓘ
genomeSegmented non-segmented genome ⓘ
genomeSense positive-sense ⓘ
genomeStrandedness single-stranded ⓘ
genomeType linear single-stranded RNA ⓘ
geographicOccurrence South America ⓘ
United States ⓘ
introduced range of Solenopsis invicta ⓘ
host Solenopsis invicta ⓘ
red imported fire ant ⓘ
monitoringMethod RT-PCR detection in ant samples ⓘ
naturalHostRange Solenopsis invicta colonies ⓘ
nucleicAcid RNA ⓘ
parentTaxon Dicistroviridae ⓘ
linked to: Riboviria

Picornavirales ⓘ
pathogenicity pathogenic to Solenopsis invicta ⓘ
replicationSite cytoplasm of host cells ⓘ
researchUse model for ant–virus interactions ⓘ
model for biological control of invasive ants ⓘ
sampleType ant brood ⓘ
whole worker ants ⓘ
studiedAs biological control agent ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
tissueTropism ant fat body ⓘ
ant midgut ⓘ
translationMechanism internal ribosome entry site mediated translation ⓘ
transmissionMethod horizontal transmission among ants ⓘ
oral transmission via trophallaxis ⓘ
vectorRequirement no known arthropod vector other than host ant ⓘ

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Solenopsis invicta → biocontrolAgent → Solenopsis invicta virus 1 ⓘ