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SUBMITTER: Bhat AI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4926197 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bhat Alangar Ishwara AI Hohn Thomas T Selvarajan Ramasamy R
Viruses 20160622 6
Badnaviruses (Family: Caulimoviridae; Genus: Badnavirus) are non-enveloped bacilliform DNA viruses with a monopartite genome containing about 7.2 to 9.2 kb of dsDNA with three to seven open reading frames. They are transmitted by mealybugs and a few species by aphids in a semi-persistent manner. They are one of the most important plant virus groups and have emerged as serious pathogens affecting the cultivation of several horticultural crops in the tropics, especially banana, black pepper, cocoa ...[more]