Geminiviruses: a tale of a plasmid becoming a virus
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Geminiviruses (family <it>Geminiviridae</it>) are small single-stranded (ss) DNA viruses infecting plants. Their virion morphology is unique in the known viral world – two incomplete <it>T </it>= 1 icosahedra...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-05-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/9/112 |