#Alphasatellitidae#: A new family with two subfamilies for the classication of geminivirus- and nanovirus-associated alphasatellites

Briddon R.W., Martin D.P., Roumagnac P., Navas-Castillo J., Fiallo-Olivé E., Moriones E., Lett J.M., Zerbini F.M., Varsani A.
2018

Nanoviruses and geminiviruses are circular, single stranded DNA viruses that infect many plant species around the world. Nanoviruses and certain geminiviruses that belong to the Begomovirus and Mastrevirus genera are associated with additional circular, single stranded DNA molecules (~ 1-1.4 kb) that encode a replication-associated protein (Rep). These Rep-encoding satellite molecules are ...

Maladies des plantes