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An evolutionary analysis of the Secoviridae family of viruses.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Thompson Jeremy R, Kamath Nitin, Perry Keith L
Abstract excerpt
The plant-infecting Secoviridae family of viruses forms part of the Picornavirales order, an important group of non-enveloped viruses that infect vertebrates, arthropods, plants and algae. The impact of the secovirids on cultivated crops is significant, infecting a wide range of plants from grapevine to rice. The overwhelming majority are transmitted by ecdysozoan vectors such as nematodes, beetles and aphids. In...
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