Sequence Analysis of Plum pox virus Strain C Isolates from Russia Revealed Prevalence of the D96E Mutation in the Universal Epitope and Interstrain Recombination Events

The understanding of genetic diversity, geographic distribution, and antigenic properties of Plum pox virus (PPV) is a prerequisite to improve control of sharka, the most detrimental viral disease of stone fruit crops worldwide. Forty new PPV strain C isolates were detected in sour cherry (Prunus ce...

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Main Authors: Anna Sheveleva, Peter Ivanov, Tatiana Gasanova, Gennady Osipov, Sergei Chirkov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/10/9/450