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

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 resulting in large-scale crop losses. We analyzed 171 banana leaf samples from fourteen countries and recovered, cloned,...

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Main Authors:	Stainton, D., Martin, D.P., Muhire, B.M., Lolohea, S., Halafihi, M., Lepoint, P.C.E., Blomme, Guy, Crew, K.S., Sharman, M., Kraberger, S., Dayaram, A., Walters, M., Collings, D.A., Mabvakure, B., Lemey, P., Harkins, G.W., Thomas, J.E., Varsani, A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Oxford University Press 2015
Subjects:	banana bunchy top virus evolution geographical distribution plant viruses dna sequence genomes
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69092