Phylogenomic relationship and evolutionary insights of sweet potato viruses from the western highlands of Kenya

Sweet potato is a major food security crop within sub-Saharan Africa where 90% of Africa production occurs. One of the major limitations of sweet potato production are viral infections. In this study, we used a combination of whole genome sequences from a field isolate obtained from Kenya and those...

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Main Authors: James M. Wainaina, Elijah Ateka, Timothy Makori, Monica A. Kehoe, Laura M. Boykin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5254.pdf