Identification of Loci Associated with Enhanced Virulence in Spodoptera litura Nucleopolyhedrovirus Isolates Using Deep Sequencing

<i>Spodoptera litura</i> is an emerging pest insect in cotton and arable crops in Central Asia. To explore the possibility of using baculoviruses as biological control agents instead of chemical pesticides, in a previous study we characterized a number of S. litura nucleopolyhedrovirus (...

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Main Authors: Mark P. Zwart, Ghulam Ali, Elisabeth A. van Strien, Elio G. W. M. Schijlen, Manli Wang, Wopke van der Werf, Just M. Vlak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/9/872