Article
The pollen virome of wild plants and its association with variation in floral traits and land use.
Nature communications - 26 Jan 2022
Fetters Andrea M, Cantalupo Paul G, Wei Na, Robles Maria Teresa Sáenz, Stanley Amber, Stephens Jessica D, Pipas James M, Ashman Tia-Lynn
Abstract excerpt
Pollen is a unique vehicle for viral spread. Pollen-associated viruses hitchhike on or within pollen grains and are transported to other plants by pollinators. They are deposited on flowers and have a direct pathway into the plant and next generation via seeds. To discover the diversity of pollen-associated viruses and identify contributing landscape and floral features, we perform a species-level metagenomic...
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