In this paper,an improved Susceptible-Infected-Susceptible(SIS) epidemic spreading model is proposed in order to provide a theoretical method to analyze and predict the spreading of diseases.This model is based on the...In this paper,an improved Susceptible-Infected-Susceptible(SIS) epidemic spreading model is proposed in order to provide a theoretical method to analyze and predict the spreading of diseases.This model is based on the following ideas:in social networks,the contact probability between nodes is decided by their social distances and their active degrees.The contact probability of two indirectly connected nodes is decided by the shortest path between them.Theoretical analysis and simulation experiment were conducted to evaluate the performance of this improved model.Because the proposed model is independent of the network structure,simulation experiments were done in several kinds of networks,namely the ER network,the random regular network,the WS small world network,and the BA scale-free network,in order to study the influences of certain factors have on the epidemic spreading,such as the social contact active degree,the network structure,the average degree,etc.This improved model provides an idea for studying the spreading rule of computer virus,attitudes,fashion styles and public opinions in social networks.展开更多
A two-step method was developed to quantitatively assess the infection rate of the entomophthoraceous fungus, Zoophthora anhuiensis (Li) Humber, on the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) .Firstly, a standard t...A two-step method was developed to quantitatively assess the infection rate of the entomophthoraceous fungus, Zoophthora anhuiensis (Li) Humber, on the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) .Firstly, a standard time-dose-mortality relationship, established by modeling data from bioassay 1 at varying conidial dosages (0.4- 10.4 conidia/mm^2) of Z. anhuiensis F97028, was used to yield an estimate of expected mortality probability at a given dosage. Secondly, bioassay 2 was conducted by simultaneously exposing six ≤4-day-old nymphal colonies to a shower of Z. anhuiensis conidia at each of four dosages (resulting from exposures of 0.3 - 8.0 min) . Subsequently, the colonies were separately immersed in a 0.1% chlorothalonil solution for 0.5 min to disinfect all surviving conidia on the host integument from 1 - 12 h after exposure under temperature treatments of 15 and 20℃, respectively. The infection rate during a specific period from the end of the exposure to the immersion was then estimated as the ratio of the observed mortality over the expected mortality probability at a particular dosage. The results showed that the infection of M. persicae from Z. anhuiensis was highly rapid with little difference between aphid colonies maintained at 15 and 20℃ before being immersed in the fungicidal solution after exposure. The first 6-hour period after exposure was most crucial to successful infection of the fungus with the infection rate greatly depending on conidial dosages. It took ≤ 1 h to infect > 50% of the aphids at a dosage of > 1.5 conida/mm^2 and > 90% at > 50 conidia/mm^2 .展开更多
In order to clarify the virus' spreading rules, a SIRS (Susceptible-Infected-Recovered-Susceptible) disease spread model based on sparsely distributed crowd is proposed. In this model, the effects of crowd-density,...In order to clarify the virus' spreading rules, a SIRS (Susceptible-Infected-Recovered-Susceptible) disease spread model based on sparsely distributed crowd is proposed. In this model, the effects of crowd-density, spread efficiency and the moving of individuals on the spreading of viruses are researched. The theoretical analysis and analog simulation shows that there exist a critical value, only when the product of spread efficiency and crowd density goes beyond the critical value, can viruses spread in crowd continuously and steadily. Besides, the moving of individuals can promote the spreading of viruses. These results are helpful guiding people to defense and control virus' spreading process.展开更多
Infectious bursal disease virus(IBDV)causes a highly contagious immunosuppressive disease in chickens,resulting in significant economic losses.The very virulent IBDV strain(vvIBDV)causes high mortality and cannot adap...Infectious bursal disease virus(IBDV)causes a highly contagious immunosuppressive disease in chickens,resulting in significant economic losses.The very virulent IBDV strain(vvIBDV)causes high mortality and cannot adapt to cell culture.In contrast,attenuated strains of IBDV are nonpathogenic to chickens and can replicate in cell culture.Although the crystal structure of T=1 subviral particles(SVP)has been reported,the structures of intact IBDV virions with different virulences remain elusive.Here,we determined the cryo-electron microscopy(cryo-EM)structures of the vvIBDV Gx strain and its attenuated IBDV strain Gt at resolutions of 3.3 Å and 3.2 Å,respectively.Compared with the structure of T=1 SVP,IBDV contains several conserved structural elements unique to the T=13 virion.Notably,the Nterminus of VP2,which is disordered in the SVP,interacts with the S_(F) strand of VP2 from its neighboring trimer,completing theβ-sheet of the S domain.This interaction helps to form a contact network by tethering the adjacent VP2 trimers and contributes to the assembly and stability of the IBDV virion.Structural comparison of the Gx and Gt strains indicates that H253 and T284 in the VP2 P domain of Gt,in contrast to Gx,form a hydrogen bond with a positively charged surface.This suggests that the combined mutations Q253 H/A284 T and the associated structural electrostatic features of the attenuated Gt strain may contribute to adaptation to cell culture.Furthermore,a negatively charged groove in VP2,containing an integrin binding IDA motif that is critical for virus attachment,was speculated to play a functional role in the entry of IBDV.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China 61301091Shaanxi Province Science and Technology Project 2015GY015
文摘In this paper,an improved Susceptible-Infected-Susceptible(SIS) epidemic spreading model is proposed in order to provide a theoretical method to analyze and predict the spreading of diseases.This model is based on the following ideas:in social networks,the contact probability between nodes is decided by their social distances and their active degrees.The contact probability of two indirectly connected nodes is decided by the shortest path between them.Theoretical analysis and simulation experiment were conducted to evaluate the performance of this improved model.Because the proposed model is independent of the network structure,simulation experiments were done in several kinds of networks,namely the ER network,the random regular network,the WS small world network,and the BA scale-free network,in order to study the influences of certain factors have on the epidemic spreading,such as the social contact active degree,the network structure,the average degree,etc.This improved model provides an idea for studying the spreading rule of computer virus,attitudes,fashion styles and public opinions in social networks.
文摘A two-step method was developed to quantitatively assess the infection rate of the entomophthoraceous fungus, Zoophthora anhuiensis (Li) Humber, on the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) .Firstly, a standard time-dose-mortality relationship, established by modeling data from bioassay 1 at varying conidial dosages (0.4- 10.4 conidia/mm^2) of Z. anhuiensis F97028, was used to yield an estimate of expected mortality probability at a given dosage. Secondly, bioassay 2 was conducted by simultaneously exposing six ≤4-day-old nymphal colonies to a shower of Z. anhuiensis conidia at each of four dosages (resulting from exposures of 0.3 - 8.0 min) . Subsequently, the colonies were separately immersed in a 0.1% chlorothalonil solution for 0.5 min to disinfect all surviving conidia on the host integument from 1 - 12 h after exposure under temperature treatments of 15 and 20℃, respectively. The infection rate during a specific period from the end of the exposure to the immersion was then estimated as the ratio of the observed mortality over the expected mortality probability at a particular dosage. The results showed that the infection of M. persicae from Z. anhuiensis was highly rapid with little difference between aphid colonies maintained at 15 and 20℃ before being immersed in the fungicidal solution after exposure. The first 6-hour period after exposure was most crucial to successful infection of the fungus with the infection rate greatly depending on conidial dosages. It took ≤ 1 h to infect > 50% of the aphids at a dosage of > 1.5 conida/mm^2 and > 90% at > 50 conidia/mm^2 .
基金Acknowledgments This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10647005) and Science and Technology Foundation of Guizhou Province, China (Grant No. 20090060).
文摘In order to clarify the virus' spreading rules, a SIRS (Susceptible-Infected-Recovered-Susceptible) disease spread model based on sparsely distributed crowd is proposed. In this model, the effects of crowd-density, spread efficiency and the moving of individuals on the spreading of viruses are researched. The theoretical analysis and analog simulation shows that there exist a critical value, only when the product of spread efficiency and crowd density goes beyond the critical value, can viruses spread in crowd continuously and steadily. Besides, the moving of individuals can promote the spreading of viruses. These results are helpful guiding people to defense and control virus' spreading process.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U20A2061,31730023,31521002,32072852)the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology(2017YFA0504700)+2 种基金the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)(XDB37010100)the State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology Foundation(SKLVBF201702)the National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules of China(2020KF12)。
文摘Infectious bursal disease virus(IBDV)causes a highly contagious immunosuppressive disease in chickens,resulting in significant economic losses.The very virulent IBDV strain(vvIBDV)causes high mortality and cannot adapt to cell culture.In contrast,attenuated strains of IBDV are nonpathogenic to chickens and can replicate in cell culture.Although the crystal structure of T=1 subviral particles(SVP)has been reported,the structures of intact IBDV virions with different virulences remain elusive.Here,we determined the cryo-electron microscopy(cryo-EM)structures of the vvIBDV Gx strain and its attenuated IBDV strain Gt at resolutions of 3.3 Å and 3.2 Å,respectively.Compared with the structure of T=1 SVP,IBDV contains several conserved structural elements unique to the T=13 virion.Notably,the Nterminus of VP2,which is disordered in the SVP,interacts with the S_(F) strand of VP2 from its neighboring trimer,completing theβ-sheet of the S domain.This interaction helps to form a contact network by tethering the adjacent VP2 trimers and contributes to the assembly and stability of the IBDV virion.Structural comparison of the Gx and Gt strains indicates that H253 and T284 in the VP2 P domain of Gt,in contrast to Gx,form a hydrogen bond with a positively charged surface.This suggests that the combined mutations Q253 H/A284 T and the associated structural electrostatic features of the attenuated Gt strain may contribute to adaptation to cell culture.Furthermore,a negatively charged groove in VP2,containing an integrin binding IDA motif that is critical for virus attachment,was speculated to play a functional role in the entry of IBDV.