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Biological and genetic characteristics of Pospiviroid exocortiscitri and Hostuviroid impedihumuli in mulberry trees from Shiraz, Iran, using infectious clones.
Scientific reports - 22 Jun 2026
Keshtkar Alireza, Izadpanah Keramatollah, Afsharifar Alireza, Moghadam Ali, Behjatnia Seyed Ali Akbar
Abstract excerpt
Mulberry (Morus alba) leaves exhibiting vein clearing and leaf deformation were subjected to high-throughput sequencing, which revealed the presence of Pospiviroid exocortiscitri (Citrus exocortis viroid, CEVd) and Hostuviroid impedihumuli (Hop stunt viroid, HSVd). Subsequent detection using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Sanger sequencing confirmed the presence of both viroids exclusively in...
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- Morus
- Plant Diseases
- Viroids
- Iran
- Plant Leaves
- Phylogeny
