Differential gene expression and physiological changes during acute or persistent plant virus interactions may contribute to viral symptom differences.

Viruses have different strategies for infecting their hosts. Fast and acute infections result in the development of severe symptoms and may cause the death of the plant. By contrast, in a persistent interaction, the virus can survive within its host for a long time, inducing only mild symptoms. In t...

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Main Authors: Réka Pesti, Levente Kontra, Kenny Paul, Imre Vass, Tibor Csorba, Zoltán Havelda, Éva Várallyay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216618