The proposed new species, cacao red vein virus, and three previously recognized badnavirus species are associated with cacao swollen shoot disease

The proposed new species, cacao red vein virus, and three previously recognized badnavirus species are associated with cacao swollen shoot disease

Abstract Background Cacao swollen shoot virus (CSSV), Cacao swollen shoot CD virus (CSSCDV), and Cacao swollen shoot Togo A virus (CSSTAV) cause cacao swollen shoot disease (CSSD) in West Africa. During 2000–2003, leaf and shoot-swelling symptoms and rapid tree death were observed in cacao in Cote d...

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Main Authors: Nomatter Chingandu, Koffie Kouakou, Romain Aka, George Ameyaw, Osman A. Gutierrez, Hans-Werner Herrmann, Judith K. Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Virology Journal
Subjects:
Caulimoviridae
Cacao virus
Double-stranded DNA plant virus
Mealybug-transmitted virus
Pararetrovirus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12985-017-0866-6

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