Recombination, decreased host specificity and increased mobility may have driven the emergence of maize streak virus as an agricultural pathogen

Maize streak virus (MSV; family Geminiviridae, genus Mastrevirus), the causal agent of maize streak disease, ranks amongst the most serious biological threats to food security in subSaharan Africa. Although five distinct MSV strains have been currently described, only one of these – MSV-A – causes s...

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Main Authors: Varsani, Arvind, Shepherd, Dionne N., Monjane, Adérito L., Owor, Betty E., Erdmann, Julia B., Rybicki, Edward P., Peterschmitt, Michel, Briddon, Rob W., Markham, Peter G., Oluwafemi, Sunday, Windram, Oliver P., Lefeuvre, Pierre, Lett, Jean-Michel, Martin, Darren P.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Society for General Microbiology 2008
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Jgv Direct
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2886952/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18753214
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.2008/003590-0
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