Recombination hotspots and host susceptibility modulate the adaptive value of recombination during maize streak virus evolution

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Maize streak virus </it>-strain A (MSV-A; Genus <it>Mastrevirus</it>, Family <it>Geminiviridae</it>), the maize-adapted strain of MSV that causes maize streak disease throughout sub-Saharan Afr...

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Main Authors: Monjane Adérito L, van der Walt Eric, Varsani Arvind, Rybicki Edward P, Martin Darren P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/350