Simon Scott Professor, Fruit Virology OFFICE: B10C Long Hall ADDRESS: Dept. of Entomology, Soils, & Plant Sciences, 113 Long Hall, Clemson, SC 29634-0315 TELEPHONE: 864-656-5735 FAX: 864-656-0274 E-MAIL: sscott@clemson.edu

Qualifications

B.S. Hatfield Polytechnic College, Herts, Great Britain

Ph.D. (1974) University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Great Britain

Research Interests

Viruses and viral diseases of fruit trees, including systems for sensitive, reliable, unambiguous detection of viruses, certification programs for control of viral diseases, and understanding of peach stunt disease at the molecular level. Molecular taxonomy of the genus Ilarvirus. Viruses and viral diseases of ornamental species.

Selected Publications

Marini,D.B., Gibson,P.G. and Scott,S.W. 2009 The complete nucleotide sequence of an isolate of Asian prunus virus 1 from peach [Prunus persica (L) Batch]. Archives of Virology 154: 1375 – 1377

Scott, S.W., Zimmerman, M.T. 2009.  The nucleotide sequences of the RNA 1 and RNA 2 of asparagus virus 2 show a close relationship to citrus variegation virus. Archives of Virology 154: 719–722.

Scott, S.W., Zimmerman, M.T. 2008.  Partial nucleotide sequences of the RNA 1 and RNA 2 of lilac ring mottle confirm that this virus should be considered a member of subgroup 2 of the genus Ilarvirus.  Archives of Virology 153: 2169-2172.

Marini, D.B., Gibson, P.G. and Scott, S.W. 2008 The complete nucleotide sequence of an isolate of apple chlorotic leaf spot virus from peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batch). Archives of Virology 153: 1003-1005.

Scott, S.W., Zimmerman, M.T. 2008.  The complete sequence of ligustrum necrotic ringspot virus, a novel carlavirus.                Archives of Virology 153: 393-396.

Liu, Z., Scorza, R., Hily, J-M., Scott, S.W., and James D. 2007.  Engineering Resistance to Multiple Prunus Fruit Viruses Through Expression of Chimeric Hairpins. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 132: 407-414.

Jones, A.T. Mcgavin, W.J., Gepp, V, Scott, S.W. and Zimmerman, M.T. 2006. Purification and properties of Blackberry chlorotic ringspot, a new virus species in Subgroup 1 of the genus Ilarvirus found naturally infecting blackberry in the UK. Annals of Applied Biology: 149 125 - 135

Scott, S.W., Zimmerman, M.T. Rankin D. 2006. Complete sequence of the RNA 1 and RNA 2 of Parietaria mottle virus. Archives of Virology 151: 1895 - 1898. DOI 10.1007/s00705-006-0803-2

Scott, S.W., Zimmerman, M.T. 2006. The complete nucleotide sequence of the genome of Humulus japonicus latent virus. Archives of Virology 151: 1683 - 1687. DOI 10.1007/s00705-006-0771-6

Hughes, P.L., Lawrence, J.E., and Scott, S.W. 2005. The complete nucleotide sequence of Hydrangea ringspot virus. Archives of Virology 150: 2339 - 2345 DOI 10.1007/s00705-005-0594-x

Hughes, P.L., Harper, F., Zimmerman, M.T., and Scott, S.W. 2005. Nandina mosaic virus is an isolate of Plantago asiatica mosaic virus. European Journal of Plant Pathology 113: 309 - 313. DOI 10.1007/s10658-005-0624-2

Fry, C., Zimmerman, M.T., and Scott, S.W. 2004. Occurrence of Colombian datura virus in the terrestrial orchid Spiranthes cernua. Journal of Phytopathology 152: 200 203. DOI:10.1111/j.1439-0434.2004.00827.

Scott, S.W., Zimmerman, M.T., and Ge, X., 2003. Viruses in subgroup 2 of the genus Ilarvirus share both serological relationships and characteristics at the molecular level. Archives of Virology 148: 2063 2075. DOI: 10.1007/s00705-003-0148-z.