Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, & Plant Pathology

Sead Sabanadzovic

Professor
Discipline: Plant Pathology

Specialty: Plant Viruses/Fungal viruses

Email: ssabanadzovic@entomology.msstate.edu
Phone: (662) 325-9322
Office Location: Clay Lyle Entomology Building, Room 152

Mailing Address
Box 9775
Mississippi State, MS 39762

Physical Address
100 Old Hwy. 12
Mississippi State, MS 39762

Education

• B.S., University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (former Yugoslavia)
• M.S., Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Italy
• Ph.D., University of Bari, Italy

Courses Taught

• EPP 4214/6214 - Diseases of Crops
• EPP 8123 - Plant Virology

Society Membership

• American Phytopathological Societ
• International Council for the Study of Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Grapevines
• International Council for the Study of Virus and other Graft Transmissible Diseases of Fruit Crops
• Mississippi Association of Plant Pathologists and Nematologists

Research Interests

• Plant viruses and fungal viruses
• Characterization and diagnosis of plant viruses and virus-like agents
• Genomics/metagenomics
• Taxonomy and nomenclature
• Biodiversity and evolution
• On-going research projects:
• Molecular characterization of viruses associated with blackberry yellow vein disease
• Viruses in natural ecosystems
• Viruses of plant pathogenic fungi

Publications

El Beaino, T., F. Numic, M. Digiaro, S. Sabanadzovic, G.P. Martelli. 2009. Partial characterization of a grapevine leafroll-associated virus isolate from Cyprus. Journal of Plant Pathology 91:479-484. Download

Garlapati, R.B., D.C. Cross, M.A. Caprio, S. Sabanadzovic, J. Chen. 2010. Phenotypic and genotypic characters associated with polygyne hybrid imported fire ant. Midsouth Entomologist 3(1):26-32. Download

Ghanem-Sabanadzovic, N.A., S. Sabanadzovic, J.K. Uyemoto, D. Golino, A. Rowhani. 2010. A putative new ampelovirus associated with grapevine leafroll disease. Archives of Virology 155(11):1871-1876. Download

Ghanem-Sabanadzovic, N.A., S. Sabanadzovic, P. Gugerli, A. Rowhani. 2012. Genome organization, serology and phylogeny of grapevine leafroll-associated viruses 4 and 6: taxonomic implications. Virus Research 163(1):120-128. Download

Okada, R., E. Kiyota, S. Sabanadzovic, H. Moriyama, T. Fukuhara, P. Saha, M.J. Roossinck, A. Severin, R.A. Valverde. 2011. Bell pepper endornavirus: molecular and biological properties and occurrence in the genus Capsicum. Journal of General Virology 92:2664-2670. Download

Roossinck, M.J., S. Sabanadzovic, R. Okada, R.A. Valverde. 2011. The remarkable evolutionary history of endornaviruses. Journal of General Virology 92:2674-2678. Download

Sabanadzovic, S., N.A. Ghanem-Sabanadzovic. 2008. Molecular characterization and detection of a tripartite cryptic virus from rose. Journal of Plant Pathology 90(2):287-293. Download

Sabanadzovic, S., N.A. Ghanem-Sabanadzovic. 2009. Identification and molecular characterization of a first marafivirus in Rubus spp. Archives of Virology 154:1729-1735. Download

Sabanadzovic, S., R.A. Valverde. 2011. Properties and detection of two cryptoviruses from pepper (Capsicum annuum). Virus Genes 43:307-312. Download

Sabanadzovic, S., D.M. Ingram, A.M. Lawrence. 2010. First report on tobacco ringspot virus in Joe-pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum L.) in Mississippi. Plant Disease 94:126. Download

Sabanadzovic, S., N.A. Ghanem-Sabanadzovic, A.E. Gorbalenya. 2009. Grapevine virus Q: the first plant virus with a permuted active site of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. Le Progres Agricole et Viticole 42-43.

Sabanadzovic, S., N.A. Ghanem-Sabanadzovic, A.E. Gorbalenya. 2009. Permutation of the active site of putative RNA-dependent RNA polymerase in a newly identified species of plant alpha-like viruses. Virology 394:1-7. Download

Sabanadzovic, S., N.A. Ghanem-Sabanadzovic, I.E. Tzanetakis. 2011. Blackberry virus E: an unusual flexivirus. Archives of Virology 156:1665-1669. Download

Sabanadzovic, S., N.A. Ghanem-Sabanadzovic, R.A. Valverde. 2010. Novel monopartite dsRNA virus from rhododendron. Archives of Virology 155:1859-1863. Download

Sabanadzovic, S., N.A. Ghanem-Sabanadzovic, R.A. Henn, A.M. Lawrence. 2008. Characterization of a petunia strain of turnip vein-clearing virus. Journal of Plant Pathology 90(3):505-509. Download

Sabanadzovic, S., R.A. Valverde, J.K. Brown, R.R. Martin. 2009. Southern tomato virus: the link between the families Totiviridae and Partitiviridae. Virus Research 140(1-2):130-137. Download

Sabanadzovic, S. 2009. Viruses of native vitis germplasm in the Southeastern United States. Le Progres Agricole et Viticole 32-35.

Valverde, R.A., S. Sabanadzovic. 2009. A new plant virus with unique properties infecting Japanese holly fern. Journal of General Virology 90:2542-2549. Download

Valverde, R.A., S. Sabanadzovic. 2011. A strain of Japanese holly fern mottle virus infecting leatherleaf fern in the United States. Plant Health Progress. Download

Valverde, R.A., S. Sabanadzovic, M.C. Rush. 2010. Identification of Oryza sativa endornavirus in rice genotypes from breeding programs in the United States. Plant Breeding 130:271-274. Download

Villanueva, F., S. Sabanadzovic, R.A. Valverde, J. Navas-Castillo. 2012. Complete genome sequence of a double stranded RNA virus from avocado. Virology Journal 86(2):1282-1283. Download

Martelli, G.P., N. Abou Ghanem-Sabanadz, A.A. Agranovsky, M.A. Rwahnih, V.V. Dalja, C.I. Dovas, M. Fuchs, P. Gugerli, J.S. Hu, W. Jelkmann, N.I. Katis, V.I. Maliogka, M.J. Melzer, W. Menzel, M.E. Rott, A. Rowhani, S. Sabanadzovic, P. Saldarelli. 2012. Taxonomic revision of the family Closteroviridae with special reference to the grapevine leafroll-associated members of the genus Ampelovirus and the putative species unassigned to the family. Journal of Plant Pathology 94:7-19. Download

Poudel, B., S. Sabanadzovic, I.E. Tzanetakis. 2012. Population structure of Blackberry yellow vein associated virus, an emerging crinivirus. Virus Research 169:272-275. Download

Valverde, R.A., R.P. Singh, S. Sabanadzovic. 2012. Detection and identification of Clerodendrum golden mosaic China virus in Salvia splenders. European Journal of Plant Pathology, Vol. 133:499-503. Download

Valverde, R.A., S. Sabanadzovic, J. Hammond. 2012. Viruses that enhance the aesthetics of some ornamental plants: Beauty or beast?. Plant Disease 96:600-611. Download