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On the evolution and molecular epidemiology of the potyvirus Papaya ringspot virus.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Oct 2002
Bateson Marion F, Lines Rosemarie E, Revill Peter, Chaleeprom Worawan, Ha Cuong V, Gibbs Adrian J, Dale James L
Abstract excerpt
The potyvirus Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) is found throughout the tropics and subtropics. Its P biotype is a devastating pathogen of papaya crops and its W biotype of cucurbits. PRSV-P is thought to arise by mutation from PRSV-W. However, the relative impact of mutation and movement on the structure of PRSV populations is not well characterized. To investigate this, we have determined the coat protein sequences...
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