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The Evolutionary History and Spatiotemporal Dynamics of the NC Lineage of Citrus Tristeza Virus.
Viruses - 12 Oct 2017
Benítez-Galeano María José, Castells Matías, Colina Rodney
Abstract excerpt
Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) is a major pathogen affecting citrus trees worldwide. However, few studies have focused on CTV's evolutionary history and geographic behavior. CTV is locally dispersed by an aphid vector and long distance dispersion due to transportation of contaminated material. With the aim to delve deeper into the CTV-NC (New Clade) genotype evolution, we estimated an evolution rate of 1.19 × 10-3...
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