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Differentiation and distribution of cordyline viruses 1-4 in Hawaiian ti plants (Cordyline fruticosa L.).
Viruses - 5 Jul 2013
Melzer Michael, Ayin Caleb, Sugano Jari, Uchida Janice, Kawate Michael, Borth Wayne, Hu John
Abstract excerpt
Common green ti plants (Cordyline fruticosa L.) in Hawaii can be infected by four recently characterized closteroviruses that are tentative members of the proposed genus Velarivirus. In this study, a reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay developed to detect and distinguish Cordyline virus 1 (CoV-1), CoV-2, CoV-3, and CoV-4 was used to determine: (i) the distribution of these viruses in...
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