One of the systems of plant defense against viral infection is RNA silencing, or RNA
interference (RNAi), in which small RNAs derived from viral genomic RNAs and/or mRNAs …

The genomics era has revolutionized studies of adaptive evolution by monitoring large
numbers of loci throughout the genomes of many individuals. Ideally, the investigation of …

Background In agroecosystems, viruses are well known to influence crop health and some
cause phytosanitary and economic problems, but their diversity in non-crop plants and role …

Rhabdoviruses infect a large number of plant species and cause significant crop diseases.
They have a negative-sense, single-stranded unsegmented or bisegmented RNA genome …

The genus Varicosavirus is one of six genera of plant-infecting rhabdoviruses.
Varicosaviruses have non-enveloped, flexuous, rod-shaped virions and a negative-sense …

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is one of the most extensively cultivated forage legumes in the
world. It is currently the third most valuable field crop in the United States with an estimated …

The knowledge of genomic data of new plant viruses is increasing exponentially; however,
some aspects of their biology, such as vectors and host range, remain mostly unknown. This …

An increasing number of plant viruses and viroids have been reported from all over the
world due largely to metavirogenomics approaches with technological innovation. Herein …

A novel cytorhabdovirus was identified in Daphne odora in South Korea using high-
throughput sequencing. The virus, tentatively named “daphne virus 1”(DV1), has a full …

Cytorhabdoviruses (genus Cytorhabdovirus, family Rhabdoviridae) are plant-infecting
viruses with enveloped, bacilliform virions. Established members of the genus …