A virus responds instantly to the presence of the vector on the host and forms transmission morphs

Many plant and animal viruses are spread by insect vectors. Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) is aphid-transmitted, with the virus being taken up from specialized transmission bodies (TB) formed within infected plant cells. However, the precise events during TB-mediated virus acquisition by aphids are...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Martinière, Aurélie Bak, Jean-Luc Macia, Nicole Lautredou, Daniel Gargani, Juliette Doumayrou, Elisa Garzo, Aranzazu Moreno, Alberto Fereres, Stéphane Blanc, Martin Drucker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2013-01-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/00183