The prehistory of potyviruses: their initial radiation was during the dawn of agriculture.

<h4>Background</h4>Potyviruses are found world wide, are spread by probing aphids and cause considerable crop damage. Potyvirus is one of the two largest plant virus genera and contains about 15% of all named plant virus species. When and why did the potyviruses become so numerous? Here...

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Main Authors: Adrian J Gibbs, Kazusato Ohshima, Matthew J Phillips, Mark J Gibbs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18575612/?tool=EBI