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Sequence-variable mosaics: composites of recurrent transposition characterizing the genomes of phylogenetically diverse phytoplasmas.
DNA and cell biology - 1 Aug 2007
Jomantiene Rasa, Zhao Yan, Davis Robert E
Abstract excerpt
Phytoplasmas are cell wall-less prokaryotes characterized by small, AT-rich genomes that encode capabilities for obligate, transkingdom parasitism and pathogenicity in plants and insect vectors. Inability to isolate and characterize phytoplasmas in pure culture has led to adoption of the 'Candidatus species' convention to refer to distinct phytoplasma lineages. In this study, we provide evidence that multiple,...
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