Adaptation of a Potyvirus Chimera Increases Its Virulence in a Compatible Host through Changes in HCPro
A viral chimera in which the <i>P1-HCPro</i> bi-cistron of a plum pox virus construct (PPV-GFP) was replaced by that of potato virus Y (PVY) spread slowly systemically in <i>Nicotiana benthamiana</i> plants and accumulated to levels that were 5−10% those of parental PPV-GFP....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-08-01
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Series: | Plants |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/17/2262 |