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Recombination, pseudorecombination and synergism of geminiviruses are determinant keys to the epidemic of severe cassava mosaic disease in Uganda.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Mar 2001
Pita J S, Fondong V N, Sangaré A, Otim-Nape G W, Ogwal S, Fauquet C M
Abstract excerpt
The molecular variability of cassava geminiviruses occurring in Uganda was investigated in this study. Infected cassava plants and whiteflies were collected from cassava plantings in different geographical areas of the country and PCR was used for molecular characterization of the viruses. Two complete sequences of DNA-A and -B from African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV), two DNA-A sequences from East African...
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