Badnaviruses: The Current Global Scenario

Badnaviruses (Family: Caulimoviridae; Genus: Badnavirus) are non-enveloped bacilliform DNA viruses with a monopartite genome containing about 7.2 to 9.2 kb of dsDNA with three to seven open reading frames. They are transmitted by mealybugs and a few species by aphids in a semi-persistent manner. The...

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Main Authors: Alangar Ishwara Bhat, Thomas Hohn, Ramasamy Selvarajan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-06-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/8/6/177