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The proposed new species, cacao red vein virus, and three previously recognized badnavirus species are associated with cacao swollen shoot disease.
Virology journal - 19 Oct 2017
Chingandu Nomatter, Kouakou Koffie, Aka Romain, Ameyaw George, Gutierrez Osman A, Herrmann Hans-Werner, Brown Judith K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cacao swollen shoot virus (CSSV), Cacao swollen shoot CD virus (CSSCDV), and Cacao swollen shoot Togo A virus (CSSTAV) cause cacao swollen shoot disease (CSSD) in West Africa. During 2000-2003, leaf and shoot-swelling symptoms and rapid tree death were observed in cacao in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana. Molecular tests showed positive infection in only ~50-60% of symptomatic trees, suggesting the possible...
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