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Banana contains a diverse array of endogenous badnaviruses.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Feb 2005
Geering Andrew D W, Olszewski Neil E, Harper Glyn, Lockhart Benham E L, Hull Roger, Thomas John E
Abstract excerpt
Banana streak disease is caused by several distinct badnavirus species, one of which is Banana streak Obino l'Ewai virus. Banana streak Obino l'Ewai virus has severely hindered international banana (Musa spp.) breeding programmes, as new hybrids are frequently infected with this virus, curtailing any further exploitation. This infection is thought to arise from viral DNA integrated in the nuclear genome of Musa...
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