Unveiling and blocking the interaction between tomato spotted wilt virus and its insect vector, Frankliniella occidentalis

Doctor of Philosophy === Department of Plant Pathology === Anna E. Whitfield === Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is an economically important plant virus dependent on insects (thrips) for transmission to plant hosts. Like many animal-infecting viruses, TSWV replicates in the cells of its insect vec...

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Main Author: Montero Astúa, Mauricio
Language:en_US
Published: Kansas State University 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2097/17151