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Characterization of Five Novel Mitoviruses in the White Pine Blister Rust Fungus Cronartium ribicola.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Liu Jun-Jun, Chan Danelle, Xiang Yu, Williams Holly, Li Xiao-Rui, Sniezko Richard A, Sturrock Rona N
Abstract excerpt
The white pine blister rust (WPBR) fungus Cronartium ribicola (J.C. Fisch.) is an exotic invasive forest pathogen causing severe stem canker disease of native white pine trees (subgenus Strobus) in North America. The present study reports discovery of five novel mitoviruses in C. ribicola by deep RNA sequencing. The complete genome of each mitovirus was determined by rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) and...
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