Preliminary survey of three mosquito-borne viruses using a self-established multiplex RT-qPCR assay in Chinese blood donors.

Background: Mosquito-borne pathogens pose a significant threat to both human health and blood safety. The primary mosquito-borne viruses that present this threat are Zika virus, Chikungunya virus, and Dengue virus. At present, there are limited efficacious vaccines or therapeutic drugs for the prevention and treatment of these viral infections.

Construction of a genetic linkage map in Pyropia yezoensis (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) and QTL analysis of several economic traits of blades.

Pyropia yezoensis is an economically important seaweed but its molecular genetics is poorly understood. In the present study, we used a doubled haploid (DH) population that was established in our previous work to construct a genetic linkage map of P. yezoensis and analyze the quantitative trait loci (QTLs) of blades.