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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2013-01-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/00183 |