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An integrating Badnavirus infects blackberry
Article number
1133_79
Pages
507 – 510
Language
English
Abstract
Blackberry yellow vein disease (BYVD) has had a major effect in production where endemic.
In the last decade, several new RNA viruses associated with the disease, have been identified.
This communication reports a DNA virus infecting a significant number of BYVD-affected plants.
Experiments were conducted to characterize the virus, identify its geographic distribution and host range and study its population structure.
The new virus shows significant similarities to members of the genus Badnavirus, family Caulimoviridae and poses a major caveat for blackberry as it has the potential to integrate into the host genome.
In the last decade, several new RNA viruses associated with the disease, have been identified.
This communication reports a DNA virus infecting a significant number of BYVD-affected plants.
Experiments were conducted to characterize the virus, identify its geographic distribution and host range and study its population structure.
The new virus shows significant similarities to members of the genus Badnavirus, family Caulimoviridae and poses a major caveat for blackberry as it has the potential to integrate into the host genome.
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Authors
M.S. Shahid, I.E. Tzanetakis, N. Aboughanem-Sabanadzovic, S. Sabanadzovic
Keywords
Rubus fruticosus, Badnavirus, Caulimoviridae, dsDNA virus, integration
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