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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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-06-01
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Series: | Viruses |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/8/6/177 |