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Occurrence and characterization of plum pox virus strain D isolates from European Russia and Crimea.
Archives of virology - 1 Feb 2016
Chirkov Sergei, Ivanov Peter, Sheveleva Anna, Kudryavtseva Anna, Prikhodko Yuri, Mitrofanova Irina
Abstract excerpt
Numerous plum pox virus (PPV) strain D isolates have been found in geographically distant regions of European Russia and the Crimean peninsula on different stone fruit hosts. Phylogenetic analysis of their partial and complete genomes suggests multiple introductions of PPV-D into Russia. Distinct natural isolates from Prunus tomentosa were found to bear unique amino acid substitutions in the N-terminus of the...
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