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The role of Kenya in the trans-African spread of maize streak virus strain A.
Virus research - 15 Mar 2017
Pande Daniel, Madzokere Eugene, Hartnady Penelope, Kraberger Simona, Hadfield James, Rosario Karyna, Jäschke Anja, Monjane Adérito L, Owor Betty E, Dida Mathews M, Shepherd Dionne N, Martin Darren P, Varsani Arvind, Harkins Gordon W
Abstract excerpt
Maize streak virus (MSV), the causal agent of maize streak disease (MSD), is the most important viral pathogen of Africa's staple food crop, maize. Previous phylogeographic analyses have revealed that the most widely-distributed and common MSV variant, MSV-A1, has been repeatedly traversing Africa over the past fifty years with long-range movements departing from either the Lake Victoria region of East Africa, or...
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