A novel badnavirus discovered from Betula sp. affected by birch leaf-roll disease.

In declining birches (Betula sp.) from different European stands affected by the "birch leaf-roll disease" (BLRD) a novel virus is identified by means of RNA-Seq virome analysis. The virus represents a new member in the genus Badnavirus, family Caulimoviridae, tentatively named Birch leaf...

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Main Authors: Artemis Rumbou, Thierry Candresse, Armelle Marais, Sebastien Theil, Juliane Langer, Risto Jalkanen, Carmen Büttner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5833271?pdf=render