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Divergent evolutionary and epidemiological dynamics of cassava mosaic geminiviruses in Madagascar.
BMC evolutionary biology - 6 Sept 2016
De Bruyn Alexandre, Harimalala Mireille, Zinga Innocent, Mabvakure Batsirai M, Hoareau Murielle, Ravigné Virginie, Walters Matthew, Reynaud Bernard, Varsani Arvind, Harkins Gordon W, Martin Darren P, Lett Jean-Michel, Lefeuvre Pierre
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) in Madagascar is caused by a complex of at least six African cassava mosaic geminivirus (CMG) species. This provides a rare opportunity for a comparative study of the evolutionary and epidemiological dynamics of distinct pathogenic crop-infecting viral species that coexist within the same environment. The genetic and spatial structure of CMG populations in Madagascar was...
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