Transmission of Bamboo mosaic virus in Bamboos Mediated by Insects in the Order Diptera

Bamboo mosaic virus (BaMV), a member of the genus Potexvirus, is the major threat to bamboo cultivation. Similar to most potexviruses, the transmission of BaMV by insect vectors has not been documented previously. However, field observations of BaMV disease incidences suggested that insect vectors m...

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Main Authors: Kuo-Chen Chang, Ling-Teng Chang, Ying-Wen Huang, Yi-Chin Lai, Chin-Wei Lee, Jia-Teh Liao, Na-Sheng Lin, Yau-Heiu Hsu, Chung-Chi Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00870/full