Characterization of non-coding DNA satellites associated with sweepoviruses (genus Begomovirus, Geminiviridae) - definition of a distinct class of begomovirus-associated satellites

Begomoviruses (family Geminiviridae) are whitefly-transmitted, plant-infecting single-stranded DNA viruses that cause crop losses throughout the warmer parts of the World. Sweepoviruses are a phylogenetically distinct group of begomoviruses that infect plants of the family Convolvulaceae, including...

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Main Authors: Gloria eLozano, Helena P. Trenado, Elvira eFiallo-Olivé, Dorys eChirinos, Francis eGeraud-Pouey, Rob W. Briddon, Jesús eNavas-Castillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00162/full