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Open AccessImprovement of plant resistance to geminiviruses via protein de-S-acylation
Geminiviruses are an important group of viruses that infect a variety of plants and result in heavy agricultural losses worldwide. The homologs of C4 (or L4) in monopartite geminiviruses and AC4 (or AL4) in bi...
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Open AccessComparative genomics and host range analysis of four Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum strains isolated from sunflower reveals genomic and phenotypic differences
Bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) is one of the devastating diseases in crop production, seriously reducing the yield of crops. R. pseudosolanacearum, is known for its broad i...
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Complete genome sequence of a previously undescribed monopartite begomovirus and betasatellite infecting Malvastrum coromandelianum in Cambodia
A previously undescribed monopartite begomovirus was identified in Kampot province, Cambodia, in Malvastrum coromandelianum plants exhibiting yellow vein symptoms characteristic of begomovirus infections. The app...
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Open AccessHigh genetic homogeneity points to a single introduction event responsible for invasion of Cotton leaf curl Multan virus and its associated betasatellite into China
Cotton leaf curl Multan virus (CLCuMuV) is a Whitefly Transmitted Geminivirus (WTG) endemic to the India subcontinent and is notorious as a causal agent of cotton leaf curl disease (CL...
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Isolation and molecular characterization of a distinct begomovirus and its associated betasatellite infecting Hedyotis uncinella (Hook. et Arn.) in Vietnam
A begomovirus isolate VN1 associated with symptomatic Hedyotis uncinella Hook. et Arn. from Vietnam was characterized. The virus, which we provisionally name H. uncinella yellow mosaic virus (HUYMV), has a monopa...
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Identification and molecular characterization of a single-stranded circular DNA virus with similarities to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum hypovirulence-associated DNA virus 1
A putative circular single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) virus was recovered from Hypericum japonicum collected in Vietnam. The viral isolate was tentatively named Hypericum japonicum-associated circular DNA virus (HJasC...
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A new, previously undescribed monopartite begomovirus infecting Premna serratifolia in Vietnam
The complete genome sequence of a monopartite begomovirus isolate infecting Creek Premna (Premna serratifolia L.) plants that exhibited leaf curl, vein swelling, and enation symptoms in Nha Trang, Vietnam, was cl...
