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Sequence Analysis of Plum pox virus Strain C Isolates from Russia Revealed Prevalence of the D96E Mutation in the Universal Epitope and Interstrain Recombination Events.
Viruses - 23 Aug 2018
Sheveleva Anna, Ivanov Peter, Gasanova Tatiana, Osipov Gennady, Chirkov Sergei
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The understanding of genetic diversity, geographic distribution, and antigenic properties of Plum pox virus (PPV) is a prerequisite to improve control of sharka, the most detrimental viral disease of stone fruit crops worldwide. Forty new PPV strain C isolates were detected in sour cherry (Prunus cerasus) from three geographically distant (700⁻1100 km) regions of European Russia. Analysis of their 3'-terminal...
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