Recombination, decreased host specificity and increased mobility may have driven the emergence of maize streak virus
Recombination, decreased host specificity and increased mobility may have driven the emergence of maize streak virus
Maize streak virus (MSV; family Geminiviridae, genus Mastrevirus), the causal agent of maize streak disease, ranks amongst the most serious biological threats to food security in subSaharan Africa. Although five distinct MSV strains have been
currently described, only one of these
Publication Date:
27/06/2008
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