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Host-associated selection of a P3 mutant of zucchini yellow mosaic virus affects viral infectivity in watermelon.
Archives of virology - 1 Jun 2018
Kang Baoshan, Peng Bin, Wu Huijie, Liu Lifeng, Wu Wanwan, Gu Qinsheng
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we found that the infectivity of zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) in watermelon lines H1 and K6 changed from partial to complete after propagation in the susceptible watermelon line ZXG637. When using cucumber infected with strain ZYMV-CH87 as an inoculum (named ZYMV-CH87C), the mean incidences of infection in lines H1 and K6 were 6% and 11%, respectively. However, when these lines were...
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