Diversity of Dicotyledenous-Infecting Geminiviruses and Their Associated DNA Molecules in Southern Africa, Including the South-West Indian Ocean Islands

Diversity of Dicotyledenous-Infecting Geminiviruses and Their Associated DNA Molecules in Southern Africa, Including the South-West Indian Ocean Islands

The family Geminiviridae comprises a group of plant-infecting circular ssDNA viruses that severely constrain agricultural production throughout the temperate regions of the world, and are a particularly serious threat to food security in sub-Saharan Africa. While geminiviruses exhibit considerable d...

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Main Authors: Lindy L. Esterhuizen, Darren Martin, Gerhard Pietersen, Edward P. Rybicki, Natasha Abraham, Kenneth G. Mabasa, Shaun Berry, Nurbibi Cossa, Valter N. Nuaila, Marie E. C. Rey, Maria Paximadis, Joseph Ndunguru, Leigh C. Berrie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-09-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
Geminiviruses
sweepoviruses
dicotyledenous crops
southern Africa
eastern Africa
south-west Indian Oceans
diversity
recombination
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/4/9/1753

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