Characterization of Five Novel Mitoviruses in the White Pine Blister Rust Fungus Cronartium ribicola.

The white pine blister rust (WPBR) fungus Cronartium ribicola (J.C. Fisch.) is an exotic invasive forest pathogen causing severe stem canker disease of native white pine trees (subgenus Strobus) in North America. The present study reports discovery of five novel mitoviruses in C. ribicola by deep RN...

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Main Authors: Jun-Jun Liu, Danelle Chan, Yu Xiang, Holly Williams, Xiao-Rui Li, Richard A Sniezko, Rona N Sturrock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4873031?pdf=render