Transovarial transmission of a plant virus is mediated by vitellogenin of its insect vector.
Most plant viruses are transmitted by hemipteroid insects. Some viruses can be transmitted from female parent to offspring usually through eggs, but the mechanism of this transovarial transmission remains unclear. Rice stripe virus (RSV), a Tenuivirus, transmitted mainly by the small brown planthopp...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-03-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3946389?pdf=render |