Recombination in eukaryotic single stranded DNA viruses

DP Martin, P Biagini, P Lefeuvre, M Golden… - Viruses, 2011 - mdpi.com
Although single stranded (ss) DNA viruses that infect humans and their domesticated
animals do not generally cause major diseases, the arthropod borne ssDNA viruses of …

Distinct evolutionary histories of the DNA-A and DNA-B components of bipartite begomoviruses

RW Briddon, BL Patil, B Bagewadi… - BMC evolutionary …, 2010 - Springer
Background Viruses of the genus Begomovirus (family Geminiviridae) have genomes
consisting of either one or two genomic components. The component of bipartite …

Widely conserved recombination patterns among single-stranded DNA viruses

P Lefeuvre, JM Lett, A Varsani, DP Martin - Journal of virology, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
The combinatorial nature of genetic recombination can potentially provide organisms with
immediate access to many more positions in sequence space than can be reached by …

Maize streak virus: an old and complex 'emerging'pathogen

DN Shepherd, DP Martin, E Van Der Walt… - Molecular plant …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Maize streak virus (MSV; Genus Mastrevirus, Family Geminiviridae) occurs throughout
Africa, where it causes what is probably the most serious viral crop disease on the continent …

Dating the origins of the maize-adapted strain of maize streak virus, MSV-A

GW Harkins, DP Martin, S Duffy… - Journal of General …, 2009 - microbiologyresearch.org
Maize streak virus (MSV), which causes maize streak disease (MSD), is one of the most
serious biotic threats to African food security. Here, we use whole MSV genomes sampled …

Experimental observations of rapid Maize streak virus evolution reveal a strand-specific nucleotide substitution bias

E Van Der Walt, DP Martin, A Varsani, JE Polston… - Virology journal, 2008 - Springer
Background Recent reports have indicated that single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) viruses in the
taxonomic families Geminiviridae, Parvoviridae and Anellovirus may be evolving at rates of …

Genetic diversity of sweet potato begomoviruses in the United States and identification of a natural recombinant between sweet potato leaf curl virus and sweet potato …

SC Zhang, KS Ling - Archives of virology, 2011 - Springer
Abstract In the United States, two sweet potato begomoviruses, sweet potato leaf curl virus
(SPLCV) and sweet potato leaf curl Georgia virus (SPLCGV), were previously identified in …

Comparative analysis of Panicum streak virus and Maize streak virus diversity, recombination patterns and phylogeography

A Varsani, AL Monjane, L Donaldson, S Oluwafemi… - Virology Journal, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Background Panicum streak virus (PanSV; Family Geminiviridae; Genus
Mastrevirus) is a close relative of Maize streak virus (MSV), the most serious viral threat to …

Distribution of the phenotypic effects of random homologous recombination between two virus species

F Vuillaume, G Thébaud, C Urbino, N Forfert… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Recombination has an evident impact on virus evolution and emergence of new pathotypes,
and has generated an immense literature. However, the distribution of phenotypic effects …

Characterization of the necrosis determinant of the European genotype of pepino mosaic virus by site-specific mutagenesis of an infectious cDNA clone

B Hasiów-Jaroszewska, N Borodynko - Archives of virology, 2012 - Springer
Mild and necrotic isolates have been described for the European (EU) genotype of pepino
mosaic virus (PepMV), an important pathogen of tomato worldwide. In this study, we …