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Michael West-Ortiz

Cornell UniversityORCID 0000-0002-8822-2294Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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Plant BiologyPlant DiseasePeer-reviewedDec 5, 2024

Data mining redefines the timeline and geographic spread of cotton leafroll dwarf virus

Alejandro Olmedo-Velarde, Hayk Shakhzadyan, Michael D. Rethwisch…·Michelle Lynn Heck

This study uses data mining to show CLRDV was present in the US since 2006, challenging the belief it was newly introduced in 2017.

7 citations

statistical modelecology & biodiversity

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintAug 15, 2024

Viral and bacterial plant pathogens suppress antiviral defense against flaviviruses in their insect vectors

Adriana E. Larrea-Sarmiento, Alejandro Olmedo-Velarde, Michael West-Ortiz…·Michelle Lynn Heck

The paper identifies a new insect-specific flavivirus in aphids and shows that plant pathogens like PLRV and CLas suppress insect antiviral immunity against related viruses.

5 citations

plant (other)metagenomics

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