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Evidence for a founder effect after introduction of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus-mild in an insular environment.
Journal of molecular evolution - 1 Jul 2007
Delatte Hélène, Holota Hélène, Moury Benoit, Reynaud Bernard, Lett Jean-Michel, Peterschmitt Michel
Abstract excerpt
Evolution of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus-Mild (TYLCV-Mld[RE]) (family Geminiviridae, genus Begomovirus) was monitored in La Réunion island from its first upsurge in 1997 until 2004. Two genome fragments, one comprising partial C4 and C1 open reading frames (ORFs), and the other comprising part of the V1 and V2 ORFs and part of the intergenic region were sequenced in 111 isolates. The very low initial diversity...
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