Exploring the diversity of plant DNA viruses and their satellites using vector-enabled metagenomics on whiteflies.

Current knowledge of plant virus diversity is biased towards agents of visible and economically important diseases. Less is known about viruses that have not caused major diseases in crops, or viruses from native vegetation, which are a reservoir of biodiversity that can contribute to viral emergenc...

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Main Authors: Terry Fei Fan Ng, Siobain Duffy, Jane E Polston, Elise Bixby, Gary E Vallad, Mya Breitbart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3081322?pdf=render