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A highly divergent South African geminivirus species illuminates the ancient evolutionary history of this family.
Virology journal - 25 Mar 2009
Varsani Arvind, Shepherd Dionne N, Dent Kyle, Monjane Aderito L, Rybicki Edward P, Martin Darren P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We have characterised a new highly divergent geminivirus species, Eragrostis curvula streak virus (ECSV), found infecting a hardy perennial South African wild grass. ECSV represents a new genus-level geminivirus lineage, and has a mixture of features normally associated with other specific geminivirus genera. RESULTS: Whereas the ECSV genome is predicted to express a replication associated protein...
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