Rolling-circle amplification of viral DNA genomes using phi29 polymerase

R Johne, H Müller, A Rector, M van Ranst… - Trends in …, 2009 - cell.com
Techniques for the single-step amplification of whole genomes have been developed into
powerful tools for phylogenetic analyses, epidemiological studies and studies on genome …

Revision of Begomovirus taxonomy based on pairwise sequence comparisons

Viruses of the genus Begomovirus (family Geminiviridae) are emergent pathogens of crops
throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. By virtue of having a small DNA …

Beak and feather disease virus in wild and captive parrots: an analysis of geographic and taxonomic distribution and methodological trends

DJ Fogell, RO Martin, JJ Groombridge - Archives of virology, 2016 - Springer
Psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD) has emerged in recent years as a major threat
to wild parrot populations and is an increasing concern to aviculturists and managers of …

Establishment of three new genera in the family Geminiviridae: Becurtovirus, Eragrovirus and Turncurtovirus

A Varsani, J Navas-Castillo, E Moriones… - Archives of …, 2014 - Springer
The family Geminiviridae includes plant-infecting circular single-stranded DNA viruses that
have geminate particle morphology. Members of this family infect both monocotyledonous …

The spread of tomato yellow leaf curl virus from the Middle East to the world

P Lefeuvre, DP Martin, G Harkins, P Lemey… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
The ongoing global spread of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV; Genus Begomovirus,
Family Geminiviridae) represents a serious looming threat to tomato production in all …

Diverse circular ssDNA viruses discovered in dragonflies (Odonata: Epiprocta)

K Rosario, A Dayaram, M Marinov… - Journal of General …, 2012 - microbiologyresearch.org
Viruses with circular ssDNA genomes that encode a replication initiator protein (Rep) are
among the smallest viruses known to infect both eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms. In …

A study of weeds as potential inoculum sources for a tomato-infecting begomovirus in central Brazil

SS Barreto, M Hallwass, OM Aquino… - …, 2013 - Am Phytopath Society
Tomato severe rugose virus (ToSRV) is the most important begomovirus species in Brazilian
tomato production. Many weeds are associated with tomato, and some are hosts of …

Recombination, decreased host specificity and increased mobility may have driven the emergence of maize streak virus as an agricultural pathogen

A Varsani, DN Shepherd… - Journal of General …, 2008 - microbiologyresearch.org
Maize streak virus (MSV; family Geminiviridae, genus Mastrevirus), the causal agent of
maize streak disease, ranks amongst the most serious biological threats to food security in …

A high degree of African streak virus diversity within Nigerian maize fields includes a new mastrevirus from Axonopus compressus

S Oluwafemi, S Kraberger, DN Shepherd, DP Martin… - Archives of …, 2014 - Springer
The A-strain of maize streak virus (MSV-A; genus Mastrevirus, family Geminiviridae), the
causal agent of maize streak disease, places a major constraint on maize production …

[PDF][PDF] The global distribution of Banana bunchy top virus reveals little evidence for frequent recent, human-mediated long distance dispersal events

D Stainton, DP Martin, BM Muhire, S Lolohea… - Virus …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV; family Nanoviridae, genus Babuvirus) is a multi-component
single-stranded DNA virus, which infects banana plants in many regions of the world, often …