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Genomic and biological characterization of a new cypovirus isolated from Dendrolimus punctatus.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Zhou Yin, Qin Tongcheng, Xiao Yuzhou, Qin Fujun, Lei Chengfeng, Sun Xiulian
Abstract excerpt
A novel cypovirus (designated DpCPV-MC) was isolated from the pine moth Dendrolimus punctatus using serial in vivo cloning procedures. DpCPV-MC occurs in typical polyhedral occlusion bodies, containing a number of spherical virions. Laboratory bioassays indicated that the infectivity of DpCPV-MC against second-instar Spodoptera exigua larvae does not differ significantly from that of Dendrolimus punctatus...
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