Article
Characterization and genetic status of Banana bunchy top virus isolated from Okinawa, Japan
2005-02-01
Abstract excerpt
Isolates of Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), which causes bunchy top disease in bananas, were collected in field surveys on seven islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. From 44 banana samples, one isolate from each island was selected, and the DNA-1 and DNA-3 components were sequenced. Analysis of the major common region of DNA-1 showed that BBTV in Okinawa belongs to the Asian group of BBTV. DNA-1 and DNA-3 analysi...
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- Literature Corpus work
- f6bd15cb-2605-5c16-8455-da6d0de839b9
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10327-004-0162-3
