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A novel endogenous badnavirus exists in Alhagi sparsifolia.
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B - 1 Jan 2000
Li Yong-Chao, Shen Jian-Guo, Zhao Guo-Huan, Yao Qin, Li Wei-Min
Abstract excerpt
We report the recovery of a 7068-nt viral sequence from the "viral fossils" embedded in the genome of Alhagi sparsifolia, a typical desert plant. Although the full viral genome remains to be completed, the putative genome structure, the deduced amino acids and phylogenetic analysis unambiguously demonstrate that this viral sequence represents a novel species of the genus Badnavirus. The putative virus is...
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