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A New Type of Satellite associated with Cassava Mosaic Begomoviruses
C. D. Aimone, L. De Leon, M. M. Dallas…·L. Hanley-Bowdoin
The paper identifies SEGS-2 as a new type of begomovirus satellite that enhances viral disease severity in cassava by encoding a protein that may also be present in the cassava genome.
DOI 10.1128/jvi.00432-21