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Interspecies Recombination Has Driven the Macroevolution of Cassava Mosaic Begomoviruses

Published:2021-08-10 Issue:17 Volume:95 Page:
ISSN:0022-538X
Container-title:Journal of Virology
language:en
Short-container-title:J Virol

Author:

Crespo-Bellido Alvin¹^ORCID,Hoyer J. Steen¹^ORCID,Dubey Divya¹,Jeannot Ronica B.¹,Duffy Siobain¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

Abstract

Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is a significant threat to cassava production throughout Africa and Asia. CMD is caused by a complex comprised of 11 recognized virus species exhibiting accelerated rates of evolution, driven by high frequencies of mutation and genetic exchange.

Funder

Aresty Undergraduate Research Scholars Program at Rutgers University

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

National Science Foundation

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Virology,Insect Science,Immunology,Microbiology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/JVI.00541-21

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