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Molecular features of new Peach Latent Mosaic Viroid variants suggest that recombination may have contributed to the evolution of this infectious RNA.
Virology - 30 Mar 2007
Fekih Hassen I, Massart S, Motard J, Roussel S, Parisi O, Kummert J, Fakhfakh H, Marrakchi M, Perreault J P, Jijakli M H
Abstract excerpt
Nucleotide sequences of a broad range of Peach Latent Mosaic Viroid (PLMVd) variants were determined. The variants were isolated from peach, pear, and almond tree samples collected in Tunisia. Sequence analysis confirmed the high variability of PLMVd, as no less than 119 new variants were identified. Variations included new polymorphic positions, insertions of 11 to 14 nucleotides, and new mutations within the...
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