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Scott T Adkins    Laboratory Director Dr. Scott Adkins Research Plant PathologistAdkins lab team: Carrie Vanderspool and Scott AdkinsU. S. Horticultural Research Laboratory2001 South Rock RoadFort Pierce, FL 34945Telephone: (561) 462-5885Fax: (561) 462-5986Email:Scott.Adkins@ars.usda.govCurrent Research ProjectsVirus and Virus-like Diseases of VegetablesIdentification of viruses responsible for major economic losses in vegetables.Characterization of tomato spotted wilt virus proteins at molecular and biochemical levels to identify their functions in viral replication.Refinement of in vitro assays for evaluation of potential viral replication inhibitors.Evaluation of appropriateness of characterized proteins/processes for viral diagnostic and management strategies.Tomato spotted wilt virus symptoms on an indicator plantTomato spotted wilt virus symptomson an indicator plant.Selected PublicationsAdkins, S. 2000. Tomato spotted wilt virus - positive steps towards negative success. Molec. Plant Path. 1:151-157.Adkins, S. and C.C. Kao. 1998. Subgenomic RNA promoters dictate the mode of recognition by bromoviral RNA-dependent RNA polymerases. Virology 252:1-8.Adkins, S., Stawicki, S.S., Faurote, G., Siegel, R.W. and C.C. Kao. 1998. Mechanistic analysis of RNA synthesis by RNA-dependent RNA polymerase from two promoters reveals similarities to DNA-dependent RNA polymerase. RNA 4:455-470.Adkins, S., Siegel, R.W., Sun, J.-H. and C.C. Kao. 1997. Minimal templates directing accurate initiation of subgenomic RNA synthesis in vitro by the brome mosaic virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. RNA 3:634-647.Adkins, S., Choi, T.-J., Israel, B.A., Bandla, M.D., Richmond, K.E., Schultz, K.T., Sherwood, J.L. and T.L. German. 1996. Baculovirus expression and processing of tomato spotted wilt tospovirus glycoproteins. Phytopathology 86:849-855.Adkins, S., Quadt, R., Choi, T.-J., Ahlquist, P. and T. German. 1995. An RNA-dependent RNA-polymerase activity associated with virions of tomato spotted wilt virus, a plant- and insect-infecting bunyavirus. Virology 207:308-311.


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