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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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 of America
surface form: 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 Riboviria
surface form: Dicistroviridae

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